Mutations Explain Flies' Dependence on Unique Cactus (6 of 9) (IMAGE)

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Mutations Explain Flies' Dependence on Unique Cactus (6 of 9)

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This is a senita cactus. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the September 28, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Michael Lang at CNRS in Paris, France, was titled, “Mutations in the neverland Gene Turned Drosophila pachea into an Obligate Specialist Species.”

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[Photo courtesy of Carolina Prada]

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