[HTML][HTML] Divergent expression of aristaless1 and aristaless2 during embryonic appendage and pupal wing development in butterflies

EX Bayala, I Cisneros, D Massardo, NW VanKuren… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Gene duplication events are critical for the evolution of new gene functions.
Aristaless is a major regulator of distinct developmental processes. It is most known for its …

[HTML][HTML] High-quality haploid genomes corroborate 29 chromosomes and highly conserved synteny of genes in Hyles hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

AK Hundsdoerfer, T Schell, F Patzold, CJ Wright… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Morphological and traditional genetic studies of the young Pliocene genus
Hyles have led to the understanding that despite its importance for taxonomy, phenotypic …

[HTML][HTML] Marcus R. Kronforst

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We study adaptation and speciation, with a special focus on the genetic basis of wing
pattern mimicry in butterflies. Other topics of study in the lab include mate preference …