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SUBMITTER: Prakash A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5832707 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prakash Anupama A Monteiro Antónia A
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20180201 1873
Butterflies have evolved different colour patterns on their dorsal and ventral wing surfaces to serve different signalling functions, yet the developmental mechanisms controlling surface-specific patterning are still unknown. Here, we mutate both copies of the transcription factor <i>apterous</i> in <i>Bicyclus anynana</i> butterflies using CRISPR/Cas9 and show that <i>apterous A,</i> expressed dorsally, functions both as a repressor and modifier of ventral wing colour patterns, as well as a pro ...[more]