A Single Origin for Nymphalid Butterfly Eyespots Followed by Widespread Loss of Associated Gene Expression

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Oliver, Jeffrey C ^a   Tong, Xiao Ling ^a   Gall, Lawrence F ^a   Piel, William H ^a   Monteiro, Antónia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAPEDIA PROTEIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANTP GENE; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DLL GENE; EN GENE; EYESPOT; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOSS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NOTCH GENE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SAL GENE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BUTTERFLIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; WING;

NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84866179197     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002893     Document Type: Article

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