Genetics of continuous colour variation in a pair of sympatric sulphur butterflies
Joseph J. Hanly, Caroline M. Francescutti, Ling Sheng Loh, Olaf B. W. H. Corning, Derek J. Long, Marshall A. Nakatani, Adam H. Porter, Arnaud Martin
The paper identifies two interacting QTLs explaining 70% of heritable variation in butterfly wing color using interspecific crosses and automated color quantification.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2023 · PreprintGenetics