Single-nucleus transcriptomics of wing sexual dimorphism and scale cell specialization in sulphur butterflies.

The evolution of sexual secondary characteristics necessitates regulatory factors that confer sexual identity to differentiating tissues and cells. In Colias eurytheme butterflies, males exhibit two specialized wing scale types-ultraviolet-iridescent (UVI) and spatulate scales-which are absent in fe...

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Main Authors: Ling S Loh, Joseph J Hanly, Alexander Carter, Martik Chatterjee, Martina Tsimba, Donya N Shodja, Luca Livraghi, Christopher R Day, Robert D Reed, W Owen McMillan, Gregory A Wray, Arnaud Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003233
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