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SUBMITTER: Tworzydlo W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834671 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tworzydlo Waclaw W Jaglarz Mariusz K MK Pardyak Laura L Bilinska Barbara B Bilinski Szczepan M SM
Scientific reports 20191106 1
Although pregenital abdominal outgrowths occur only rarely in pterygote insects, they are interesting from the evolutionary viewpoint because of their potential homology to wings. Our previous studies of early development of an epizoic dermapteran, Arixenia esau revealed that abdominal segments of the advanced embryos and larvae, growing inside a mother's uterus, are equipped with paired serial outgrowths. Here, we focus on the origin and functioning of these outgrowths. We demonstrate that they ...[more]