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The powerful combination of genetic, developmental and molecular methodologies available for Drosophila melanogaster has made it the premier insect experimental system for studies in many areas. Although there is no doubt that D. melanogaster should continue to be the first choice for investigations of many fundamental phenomena, there is also a strong rationale in many contexts for a comparative approach utilizing other insect systems. For example, D. melanogaster is highly specialized with respect to the events of segmentation and many aspects of anterior development.
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Beeman, R.W., Brown, S.J., Stuart, J.J., Denell, R.E. (1990). Homeotic Genes of the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum . In: Hagedorn, H.H., Hildebrand, J.G., Kidwell, M.G., Law, J.H. (eds) Molecular Insect Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3668-4_3
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