Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Ancient balancing selection at tan underlies female colour dimorphism in Drosophila erecta

  • Amir Yassin,
  • Héloïse Bastide,
  • Henry Chung,
  • Michel Veuille,
  • Jean R. David,
  • John E. Pool

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10400
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Sexual dimorphism is common in nature. Here, the authors combine population genetics and functional experiments to show that a region containing the gene tan contributes to sex-limited colour dimorphism in Drosophila erectaand that this dimorphism has likely been adaptively maintained for millions of years.