Butterfly eyespots evolved via co-option of the antennal gene-regulatory network
S. N. Murugesan, H. Connahs, Y. Matsuoka, M. d. Gupta, M. Huq, V. Gowri, S. Monroe, K. D. Deem, T. Werner, Y. Tomoyasu, A. Monteiro
The paper shows butterfly eyespots evolved by repurposing the antennal gene-regulatory network, using transcriptome analysis and CRISPR experiments to demonstrate shared genetic control.
bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology