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Interaction between the leg and surrounding thorax in the beetle

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    Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology
    |February 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    Insect leg grafting experiments in Tenebrio beetles reveal that reversing leg orientation on the thorax can induce the formation of extra legs. These supernumerary legs regenerate with host orientation, suggesting positional information extends from the leg to the thorax.

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