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Vermilion and cinnabar are involved in ommochrome pigment biosynthesis in eyes but not wings of Bicyclus anynana butterflies

If the same pigment is found in different tissues in a body, it is natural to assume that the same metabolic pathways are deployed similarly in each tissue. Here we show that this is not the case for ommochromes, the red and orange pigments found in the eyes and wings of butterflies. We tested the e...

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Autores principales: How, Shaun Hong Chuen, Banerjee, Tirtha Das, Monteiro, Antόnia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10256707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37296302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36491-9