The genomic basis of colour pattern polymorphism in the harlequin ladybird
Mathieu Gautier, Junichi Yamaguchi, Julien Foucaud, Anne Loiseau, Aurélien Ausset, Benoit Facon, Bernhard Gschloessl, Jacques Lagnel, Etienne Loire, Hugues Parrinello, Dany Severac, Celine Lopez-Roques, Cecile Donnadieu, Maxime Manno, Helene Berges, , Benjamin Prud’homme
This study identifies the gene pannier as controlling melanic pattern polymorphism in the harlequin ladybird through cis-regulatory allelic variation.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology