| Literature DB >> 20129042 |
Olivier Fédrigo1, Gregory A Wray.
Abstract
Beetle forewings are modified into hardened structures called elytra. A recent study indicates that the evolution of elytra involved co-opting genes for exoskeleton formation into the wing development gene network of beetles on at least three separate occasions. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Mesh：
Year: 2010 PMID： 20129042 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834