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A microRNA solves an evolutionary mystery of butterfly and moth wing coloration

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A microRNA solves an evolutionary mystery of butterfly and moth wing coloration.

A team of international researchers from Singapore , Japan , and the United States of America , led by Professor Antónia MONTEIRO and Dr Shen TIAN from the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore .

The findings were published in the journal Science on 5 December 2024 .

A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus.

The study was published in the journal Science , 2024 ; 386 ( 6726): 1135 DOI: 10.1126 /science.adp7899 Cite This Page: Shen Tian , Yoshimasa .

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