Cortex cis-regulatory switches establish scale colour identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius
L. Livraghi, J. J. Hanly, S. M. Van Belleghem, G. Montejo-Kovacevich, E. S. M. van der Heijden, L. S. Loh, A. Ren, I. A. Warren, J. J. Lewis, C. Concha, L. H. Lopez, C. Wright, J. M. Walker, Z. H. Goldberg, J. Foley, , C. D. Jiggins
The paper identifies cis-regulatory regions controlled by cortex that determine scale color identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius butterflies through CRISPR perturbations and chromatin accessibility analysis.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology