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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Auteurs principaux: Shinya Komata, Tasuku Kitamura, Haruhiko Fujiwara
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/fadbc471c4774cf59a8b50ff8f185bc7
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