Sex-linked gene traffic underlies the acquisition of sexually dimorphic UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies
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Mahul Chakraborty
Aide G. Lara
Anyi Dang
Kyle J. McCulloch
Daniel Rainbow
Daniel Carter
Edwin Solares
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This study investigates the genetic basis of sexually dimorphic UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies, revealing how sex-linked gene traffic contributes to the evolution of visual systems. We demonstrate that gene movement between autosomes and sex chromosomes underlies the acquisition of this sexually dimorphic trait.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
This work published in PNAS (Impact Factor ~12) was featured in ScienceDaily and multiple scientific media outlets, exploring the evolutionary genetics of visual systems in butterflies.
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Edwin Solares
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Executive Director, ESB AI Lab Corporation
Executive Director of ESB AI Lab Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing
research in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and genomics. Previously a
Lecturer at UC San Diego. My research harnesses AI and bioinformatics for food
security and species conservation. Published in Nature Plants, PNAS, Genome
Research, and G3 (h-index: 7).
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