Batesian mimicry has evolved with deleterious effects of the pleiotropic gene doublesex
Abstract Dimorphic female-limited Batesian mimicry in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes is regulated by the supergene locus H, harbouring the mimetic (H) and non-mimetic (h) doublesex (dsx) gene. In the present study, we demonstrated that dsx-H negatively affects the number of eggs laid, hat...
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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