Comparative gene expression supports the origin of the incisor and molar process from a single endite in the mandible of the red flour beetle <it>Tribolium castaneum</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The biting edge of the primitive arthropod mandible consists of a biting incisor process and a crushing molar process. These structures are thought to be derived from a structure known as an endite but the precise details of this are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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| Series: | EvoDevo |
| Online Access: | http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/4/1/1 |