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The sentences on page 8, in paragraph 2 of column 2 reads: In the short-germ insects, typified by Drosophila melanogaster, all the segments are specified nearly simultaneously in a noncellular, syncitial environment (reviewed in Lawrence, '92). By contrast, in the long-germ insects, typified by the grasshopper Schistocerca, the segments are specified in a gradual anterior-to-posterior progression in a cellular environment (reviewed in Patel, '94; Tautz et al., '94). The sentences should read: In the long-germ insects, typified by Drosophila melanogaster, all the segments are specified nearly simultaneously in a noncellular, syncitial environment (reviewed in Lawrence, '92). By contrast, in the short-germ insects, typified by the grasshopper Schistocerca, the segments are specified in a gradual anterior-to-posterior progression in a cellular environment (reviewed in Patel, '94; Tautz et al., '94). The terms "long-germ" and "short-germ" were reversed. The germ-type classification is key to the point being made in this paragraph: namely, showing that a similar-looking segmental plan can be formed by two rather different ontogenetic routes. The author regrets the error.
Kourakis
MJ
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
Martindale
MQ