Transcriptome analysis reveals novel patterning and pigmentation genes underlying Heliconius butterfly wing pattern variation

Heather M. Hines, Riccardo Papa, Mayte Ruiz, Alexie Papanicolaou, Charles Wang, H. F. Nijhout, W. O. McMillan, Robert D. Reed

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Original languageEnglish
Article number288
JournalBMC Genomics
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 29 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics

Keywords

  • Adaptation
  • Evo-devo
  • Genomics
  • Heliconius
  • Melanin
  • Ommochrome
  • Pigmentation
  • Enzymes/metabolism
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Melanins/metabolism
  • Pigmentation/genetics
  • Genetic Variation
  • Animals
  • Phenothiazines/metabolism
  • Butterflies/genetics
  • Wings, Animal/metabolism

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