I have a question that I hope someone here with a genetic background might
help me with. I have wondered for many years about members of the Conus
genus.  That is why many different species seemigly at random contain
pustulate forms in the genus.  I suspect that there is a single genetic
switch, or homeobox control unit, that is common across the Conus.  I was
wondering if anyone here knows of any studies in the mechanism that
controls this phenotype.

Forgive me, I'm a microbiologists and molecular biologist, and really
don't know a lot about the genetics of mollusks-I hope that someone out
here does.  It's worth a post anyway.

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