Recapitulation of the embryonic transcriptional program in holometabolous insect pupae
Abstract Holometabolous insects are predominantly motionless during metamorphosis, when no active feeding is observed and the body is enclosed in a hardened cuticle. These physiological properties as well as undergoing processes resemble embryogenesis, since at the pupal stage organs and systems of...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22188-y |