Mimicry: the hunting of the supergene.
Mimicry is an example of an adaptation that requires the integration of several components. Genetic characterisation of a mimicry polymorphism in a butterfly reveals the expected suppression of recombination among its components, preventing the production of unfit character combinations.
Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK. deborah.charlesworth@ed.ac.uk
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Brian
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D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000502:physiology*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000502:physiology