Pigmentation variation in Drosophila elegans driven by cis-regulatory changes affecting expression of the ebony gene
Anggun Sausan Firdaus, Ateesha Negi, Kai-An You, Erick X. Bayala, Patricia Jean Wittkopp, Ben‐Yang Liao, Shu‐Dan Yeh
The paper investigates pigmentation variation in Drosophila elegans by identifying cis-regulatory changes in the ebony gene that contribute to intraspecific and interspecific color morph differences.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology