Abstract
In 1935, Snodgrass proposed that the evolutionary ground state of arthropod limbs consisted of two segments. Recent genetic studies on the Antennapedia and Homothorax genes of Drosophila raise questions about the nature of this ground state appendage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R1025-R1027 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 11 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences