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Unraveling The Molecular Mechanisms Of Insect Diversity, Steven Michael Hrycaj
Unraveling The Molecular Mechanisms Of Insect Diversity, Steven Michael Hrycaj
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
UNRAVELING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INSECT DIVERSITY
by
STEVEN MICHAEL HRYCAJ
April 2010
Advisor: Dr. Aleksandar Popadic´
Major: Biological Sciences
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
While it has long been recognized that the arthropods represent the most diverse animal phylum, the molecular bases defining these large-scale differences in body plans and appendages are only now becoming clear. Specifically, the recent merger between the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology ("evo-devo") have provided several examples illustrating that this extraordinary diversification may be due to evolved variation(s) in the developmental networks that control the formation of these structures. In addition, the delineation …