Doublesex
Bristle number (male sex comb tooth number)
Cis-regulatory,
Complex Change
obscura group
(species group)
Interspecific
Candidate Gene
Tanaka K; Barmina O; Sanders LE ; et al. (2011)
Evolution of sex-specific traits through changes in HOX-dependent doublesex expression.
GP00000235
dsx
P23023
Morphology
Acquisition of Scr binding sites in enhancer
Sophophora
(subgenus)
obscura group
(species group)
Doublesex
obscura group
(species group)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Doublesex
Coloration (wing ; Batesian mimicry)
Unknown,
Unknown
Papilio polytes
common Mormon - (species)
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Kunte K; Zhang W; Tenger-Trolander A ; et al. (2014)
doublesex is a mimicry supergene.
2 Additional References
GP00001966
dsx
P23023
Morphology
More than 1000 nucleotide substitutions differentiate mimetic and non-mimetic dsx alleles. The non-mimetic Cyrus Dsx protein folds much like other insects (such as Bombyx mori) whereas the mimetic polytes protein structure is highly divergent. Knockdown experiments show that female-specific dsx isoforms expressed from the inverted H allele (dsx(H)) induce mimetic coloration patterns and simultaneously repress non-mimetic patterns.
Papilio polytes
common Mormon - (species)
Papilio polytes
common Mormon - (species)
Doublesex
Papilio polytes
common Mormon - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Doublesex
Coloration (wing ; Batesian mimicry)
Unknown,
Unknown
Papilio memnon
(species)
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Iijima T; Kajitani R; Komata S ; et al. (2018)
Parallel evolution of Batesian mimicry supergene in two Papilio butterflies, P. polytes and P. memno[...]
1 Additional References
GP00001967
dsx
P23023
Morphology
A locus containing three genes (dsx; Nach-like and UXT) displays dimorphic sequences strictly associated with the mimetic/nonmimetic phenotypes. Expression of dox; UXT but not Nach-like showed differences correlated with phenotype in female hind wings.
Papilio memnon
(species)
Papilio memnon
(species)
Doublesex
Papilio memnon
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator