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How insects lose their limbs

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Evolution has produced marvellous variety in the arthropods, and in their various appendages. The evolutionary processes are themselves proving highly diverse.

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Figure 1: Evolution through changes in Hox protein function.
Figure 2: Evolution through changes in Hox gene expression.
Figure 3: Evolution through changes in Hox target genes.

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