Dpp induction of vn initiates wing development [Developmental Biology]

Dpp induction of vn initiates wing development [Developmental Biology]: The acquisition of flight contributed to the success of insects and winged forms are present in most orders. Key to understanding the origin of wings will be knowledge of the earliest postembryonic events promoting wing outgrowth. The Drosophila melanogaster wing is intensely studied as a model appendage, and yet little...