A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, ...

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University of Tokyo. (2024, July 22). Transient structure in fly leg holds clue to insect shape formation. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 07 ...

Transient structure in fly leg holds clue to insect shape formation. University of Tokyo. Journal Development Genes and Evolution DOI 10.1007/s00427-024-00719-z. Keywords / Life sciences ...