Sol Parra
How do genes allow butterflies to mimic each other’s wing color patterns?
Junio 29, 2022
Young entomologist Sol Parra uses gene editing technology to understand how color pattern mimicry evolves in butterflies.
Young entomologist Sol Parra uses gene editing technology to understand how color pattern mimicry evolves in butterflies.
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