title: New genomes clarify mimicry evolution.
abstract: For over 100 years, it has been known that polymorphic mimicry is often switched by simple mendelian factors, yet the physical nature of these loci had escaped characterization. Now, the genome sequences of two swallowtail butterfly (Papilio) species have enabled the precise identification of a locus underlying mimicry, adding to unprecedented recent discoveries in mimicry genetics.
authors: Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: James
authors: 0000000233700367
authors: J
authors: Mallet
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*