Neofunctionalization of embryonic head patterning genes facilitates the positioning of novel traits on the dorsal head of adult beetles.

doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0824

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Neofunctionalization of embryonic head patterning genes facilitates the positioning of novel traits on the dorsal head of adult beetles.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 13 Jul 2016

Zattara Eduardo E, Busey Hannah A, Linz David M, Tomoyasu Yoshinori, Moczek Armin P

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The origin and integration of novel traits are fundamental processes during the developmental evolution of complex organisms. Yet how novel traits integrate into pre-existing contexts remains poorly understood. Beetle horns represent a spectacular evolutionary novelty integrated within the context of the adult dorsal head, a highly conserved trait complex present since the origin of insects. We investigated...

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Animals
Body Patterning
Coleoptera
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Head
Larva
Phenotype
RNA Interference

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PMID: 27412276
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0824
PMCID: PMC4947891

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