… We demonstrate the utility of the approach by mapping a dominant marker allele in D. …
mapping more than 400 previously unassembled D. simulans contigs to linkage groups and by …

… in D. sechellia. d, e, Pattern of svb RNA expression in stage 14 embryos of D. melanogaster
(… We compared the sequences of the E6 region between D. sechellia and five closely related …

The specification of the vertebrate body plan is dependent on numerous signaling molecules,
including members of the Wnt family. We have identified two zebrafish wnt8 paralogs …

… 1 Deniz Erezyilmaz supports the idea that metamorphosis represents a shift from an
adaptive peak to another, without involving a change in the adaptive landscape itself. …

Background The Hemiptera (aphids, cicadas, and true bugs) are a key insect order, with high
diversity for feeding ecology and excellent experimental tractability for molecular genetics. …

… 1D), a pattern similar to the earlier nymphal instars (compare with Fig. 1 A and B). To … (D–F)
Typical wings of a normal adult (D), an adult that followed a 4–4′ nymphal series (E)…

… 3C,D). Intense labeling is seen in the tailbud (tb, Fig. 3C), with weaker staining present in the
… (D) Whole mount in situ hybridization illustrating the expression pattern of nrl in the dorsal …

… Because JHM treatment affected the length of distal segments more than proximal ones, we
asked whether JHM inhibited the expression of genes that pattern the P/D axis of the limbs. …

The problem of insect metamorphosis has inspired naturalists for centuries. One question
that often arises is why some insects, such as butterflies and bees, undergo a fairly radical …

… 7) and is required for changes in identity and proportion during the postembryonic nymphal
stages (Erezyilmaz et al. 2006). By extrapolation, loss of Of’br at the pronymphal molt would …