title: Wing serial homologs and the origin and evolution of the insect wing.
abstract: The origin and evolution of insect wings has been the subject of extensive debate. The issue has remained controversial largely because of the absence of definitive fossil evidence or direct developmental evidence of homology between wings and a putative wing origin. Recent identification of wing serial homologs (WSHs) has provided researchers with a potential strategy for identifying WSHs in other species. Future comparative developmental analyses between wings and WSHs may clarify the important steps underlying the evolution of insect wings.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohde
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yaginuma
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. Electronic address: niimi@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Teruyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niimi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005801:Genes, Homeobox / Q000235:genetics; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Appendage evolution; Hox gene; Insect wing; Serial homology