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What explains the existence of butterflies, in which wing patterns are completely different?

An organism that contains both male and female characteristics due to a developmental anomaly is called a gynandromorph. The manifestation of such an anomaly is especially noticeable in species with pronounced sexual dimorphism, that is, noticeable external differences between males and females. For example, in a gynandromorph butterfly, one wing looks like a typical male, and the other looks like a typical female.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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