Segmentation gene expression and function in Vanessa cardui, an emerging model for Lepidoptera
X. Ramos, Katie Reding, Leslie Pick
This study investigates PR-gene expression and function in Vanessa cardui, finding that lepidopterans use a subset of Drosophila PR-gene orthologs and lack hemipteran PR-orthologs for segmentation.
Development · Sep 4, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology