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Which Statement About Insect Wings Is False

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Which statement about insect wings is false?


A) The insect wing may have evolved from an ancestral appendage similar to that of modern crustaceans.
B) Development of the insect wing is governed by the expression of the same genes that govern development of crustacean appendages.
C) Development of the insect wing and development of crayfish appendages are controlled by the pdm gene.
D) The Hox gene pdm is expressed in both the wings and legs of insects.
E) Appendages of ancestral crustaceans are thought not to have expressed the Hox gene pdm.

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