papiliochrome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

papilionid +‎ -chrome

Noun[edit]

papiliochrome (countable and uncountable, plural papiliochromes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow pigments found in the wings of papilionid butterflies
    • 2015 December 23, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Characterized by Shell Colors: Identification of Genetic Bases Potentially Involved in Pigmentation”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Much of the pigment-based coloration in invertebrates results from products of the melanin, ommochrome, pteridine, papiliochrome and heme synthesis pathways.
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