A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies
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in Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Class of 2026
“A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies”
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cortex locus · long noncoding RNA · ivory long noncoding RNA · wing pigmentation · Color polymorphism · Melanic wing patterns · scale identity · CRISPR mosaic knockout · Nymphalidae · Vanessa cardui · germline mutants · dark pigmented scales · white scales · pupal development · adaptive coloration · crypsis · Mimicry · Lepidoptera
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