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One gene, two sides of butterfly's wings
NUS biologists identify gene that affects patterns on top and bottom wing surfaces
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Luke Anthony Tan
The African squinting bush brown may not be a colourful butterfly to look at, but it has eyespots - markings which resemble the human eye - that demand attention.
Biologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have identified a gene that affects the appearance of eyespots found on the butterfly's wings.
