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Common genetic toolkit shapes horns in scarab beetles: Rhinoceros beetles and dung beetles use the same genes to form their elaborate horns
- October 09, 2018
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Horns have evolved independently multiple times in scarab beetles, but distantly related species have made use of the same genetic toolkit to grow these prominent structures, according to a new study.
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"Common genetic toolkit shapes horns in scarab beetles: Rhinoceros beetles and dung beetles use the same genes to form their elaborate horns", MachPrinciple, October 09, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/Common-genetic-toolkit-shapes-horns-in-scarab-beetles-Rhinoceros-beetles-and-dung-beetles-use-the-same-genes-to-form-their-elaborate-horns
