Mallet, James2016-02-122015Mallet, James. 2015. “New Genomes Clarify Mimicry Evolution.” Nature Genetics 47 (4) (March 27): 306–307. doi:10.1038/ng.3260.1061-4036http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:25290367For over 100 years, it has been known that polymorphic mimicry is often switched by simple mendelian factors, yet the physical nature of these loci had escaped characterization. Now, the genome sequences of two swallowtail butterfly (Papilio) species have enabled the precise identification of a locus underlying mimicry, adding to unprecedented recent discoveries in mimicry genetics.en-USJournal Article2015-06-02James Mallet2016-02-1210.1038/ng.3260