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Review
. 1997 Jun 1;7(6):R358-61.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00174-6.

Insect evolution: how did insect wings originate?

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Insect evolution: how did insect wings originate?

E L Jockusch et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Recent developmental studies aimed at elucidating the evolutionary origin of insect wings highlight the difficulties of identifying homology between dramatically different structures.

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