Butterflies (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Butterflies

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On the left, the normal or wild type (left) wing pattern of the passionfruit butterfly <i>Heliconius eratus demophoon</i>, on the right, the same butterfly after the WntA gene has been knocked out.

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