Transcriptome analysis reveals novel patterning and pigmentation genes underlying <it>Heliconius</it> butterfly wing pattern variation

Transcriptome analysis reveals novel patterning and pigmentation genes underlying <it>Heliconius</it> butterfly wing pattern variation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Heliconius</it> butterfly wing pattern diversity offers a unique opportunity to investigate how natural genetic variation can drive the evolution of complex adaptive phenotypes. Positional cloning and candidate gene s...

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Main Authors: Hines Heather M, Papa Riccardo, Ruiz Mayte, Papanicolaou Alexie, Wang Charles, Nijhout H, McMillan W, Reed Robert D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
<it>Heliconius</it>
Adaptation
Pigmentation
Ommochrome
Melanin
Genomics
Evo-devo
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/288

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