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37. Where have scientists located the mutation that caused the black wing color in moths?

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mutation in DNA

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The liverpool-led team found that this colour was produced by a mutation in the CORTEX GENE which occured during the mid 1800s,just before the first reported sighting of black pepperd months

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The black wing color of moths was caused by a mutation in the gene which is called the cortex that is responsible for the black coloring of the wings. This mutated gene has been passed on to all of its offspring.

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