<em>Heliconius</em> Butterfly with both the Dennis and Ray Pattern (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

<em>Heliconius</em> Butterfly with both the Dennis and Ray Pattern

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One of the Heliconius butterfly species, melpomene aglaope, with both the dennis forewing red patches and ray hindwing red pattern is shown. Research shows these two red color patterns are controlled by separate genetic switches that arose in completely different species.

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Jiggins group, Cambridge.

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