Lepidopteran prolegs are novel traits, not leg homologs

Authors: Yuji Matsuoka, Suriya Narayanan Murugesan, Anupama Prakash, Antónia Monteiro

Published: 2023-10-12

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add9389

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Lepidopteran larvae have both thoracic legs and abdominal prolegs, yet it is unclear whether these are serial homologs. A RNA-seq analysis with various appendages of