PRJNA247821
RNAseq analysis of pupal eye development in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
The molecular genetic mechanisms regulating the development of the eye has been extensively studied in Drosophila but little is known yet in other insect systems, many of which are characterized by major differences in the organization of the tissues that generate the eye. This project employs differential gene expression analysis for two objectives: 1. Defining genes that regulate the development of the eyes in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum during pupal development. 2. Elucidating the roles of the developmental transcription factors eyeless, twin of eyeless and dachshund in this process.