Incomplete recombination suppression fuels extensive haplotype diversity in a butterfly colour pattern supergene.

Supergenes can evolve when recombination-suppressing mechanisms like inversions promote co-inheritance of alleles at two or more polymorphic loci that affect a complex trait. Theory shows that such genetic architectures can be favoured under balancing selection or local adaptation in the face of gen...

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Main Authors: Rishi De-Kayne, Ian J Gordon, Reinier F Terblanche, Steve Collins, Kennedy Saitoti Omufwoko, Dino J Martins, Simon H Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003043
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