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In situ Protocol for Butterfly Pupal Wings Using Riboprobes
Published on: May 28, 2007
Insect wings. Patterns upon patterns
Current Biology : CB
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
Butterfly wing patterns may be generated by an extra coordinate system superimposed on a basic wing-patterning system similar to that of the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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