<I>Heliconius melpomene</I> (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

St. John's College, University of Cambridge

<I>Heliconius melpomene</I> (1 of 2)

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Heliconius melpomene butterfly. The Cambridge-Sheffield study shows that the same gene that influences these butterflies' bright and colorful patterns also turned the peppered moth black during the industrial revolution.

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Chris Jiggins, St John's College, Cambridge.

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