Wing serial homologs and the origin and evolution of the insect wing

Takahiro Ohde; Toshinobu Yaginuma; Teruyuki Niimi

doi:10.1016/j.zool.2013.11.001

Wing serial homologs and the origin and evolution of the insect wing

Zoology (Jena). 2014 Apr;117(2):93-4. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Authors

Takahiro Ohde¹, Toshinobu Yaginuma¹, Teruyuki Niimi²

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
² Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24360127
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.11.001

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.

Keywords: Appendage evolution; Hox gene; Insect wing; Serial homology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution*
Genes, Homeobox / genetics
Insecta* / anatomy & histology
Insecta* / genetics
Insecta* / physiology
Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology
Wings, Animal / physiology*