Genes, green caterpillars and brown caterpillars

About a year ago, there was a great paper about polyphenism in moth caterpillars.

Now, in the new issue of Seed Magazine, PZ Myers uses that example to teach you all about it. Cool reading on one of my favourite topics (outside clocks, of course).

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