Genetic architecture of the developing forelegs of Drosophila prolongata; an exaggerated weapon and ornament
Tyler Audet, Jhoniel Perdigón Ferreira, Abhishek Meena, Mariam Abass, Arteen Torabi‐Marashi, John Yeom, Fatima Zaghloul, Nour Zaghloul, Arie Mizrahi, Julia Novikov, Emma Xi, Stefan Lüpold, Ian M. Dworkin
The paper investigates the genetic basis of exaggerated foreleg development in Drosophila prolongata by comparing sex-biased gene expression across species and developmental stages, finding modest changes in gene expression and a role for the grain gene.
Evolution · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology