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Homology of dipteran bristles and lepidopteran scales: requirement for the Bombyx mori achaete-scute homologue ASH2.
Genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Zhou Qingxiang, Yu Linlin, Shen Xingjia, Li Yinü, Xu Weihua, Yi Yongzhu, Zhang Zhifang
Abstract excerpt
Lepidopteran wing scales and Drosophila bristles are considered homologous structures on the basis of the similarities in their cell lineages. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying scale development are essentially unknown as analysis of gene function in Lepidoptera is sorely limited. In this study, we used the Bombyx mori mutant scaleless (sl), which displays a nearly complete loss of wing scales, to...
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