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High amount of gene flow among butterfly species
Analysis of 20 butterfly genomes found evidence that many butterfly species show a surprisingly high amount of gene flow among them, even between some that are distantly related.
[Research supported by National Science Foundation grants DGE 1745303, OIA 1736026, IOS 1656514, IOS 1656389 and IOS 1452648.]
Learn more about this research in The Harvard Gazette story A clue to biodiversity?. (Date image taken: 2019; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Feb. 16, 2020)
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