Horn to Wing Transformation (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Horn to Wing Transformation

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The left image shows thoracic horns in a typical dung beetle. The right image shows the effect of reducing the expression of a gene in the wing gene network in beetles, which results in the thoracic horn transforming into an extra third set of wings.

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Indiana University

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