Evo-devo of wing colour patterns in beetles.
Curr Opin Genet Dev
; 69: 97-102, 2021 08.
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ABSTRACT
Insects have evolved tremendously diverse wing colour patterns that fulfil ecologically vital functions, including intraspecific sexual signalling, mimesis, mimicry, and detering predators. Beetles, which form the most species-rich order Coleoptera, have amazingly diverse wing colour patterns; however, the molecular mechanisms that give rise to these patterns remain poorly understood. Recently, the gene pannier (pnr), which encodes a transcription factor of the GATA family, was identified as an essential player in the wing patterning of the multi-coloured Asian ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis. Here we review recent progress in understanding the molecular underpinnings of wing colour pattern formation in H. axyridis.
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Asas de Animais
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Pigmentação
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Evolução Biológica
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
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Curr Opin Genet Dev
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article