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Proboscipedia represses distal signaling in the embryonic gnathal limb fields of Tribolium castaneum.
Development genes and evolution - 1 Mar 2003
DeCamillis Mark, ffrench-Constant Richard
Abstract excerpt
Orthologs of the Hox genes Sex combs reduced ( Scr) and proboscipedia ( pd) are active in the developing labial appendages of all insect species tested. The remarkable variation among insect gnathal structures, particularly in the distal podomeres, suggests two Hox genes may enhance the adaptive potential of gnathal appendage morphology. Functional studies in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster, the flour beetle...
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