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Developmental biology: Taking flight

Current Biology
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.031
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Powered flight was first mastered by insects, many millions of years ago. Now, studies with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster reveal the critical role of a conserved transcription factor in programming the development of specialized flight muscles. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.

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Roy, S., & Vijayraghavan, K. (2012, January 24). Developmental biology: Taking flight. Current Biology. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.031

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