Imaginal Disks

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Imaginal Disks

histoblasts, clusters of undifferentiated cells in the bodies of the larvae of insects, nemerteans, and echinoderms, from which the final (definitive) organs are formed during the metamorphosis of the larva to the adult animal. Specifically, imaginal disks are characteristic of all insects with complete metamorphosis and of some with complex incomplete metamorphosis (Aleyrodidae, Coccidae).

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No references found			Gehring's group added to fruit flies copies of the vertebrate genes that had been engineered to become active in imaginal disks, embryonic tissues that give rise to adult insect structures like wings and legs. Eye-opening gene: how many times did eyes arise? by Travis, John / Science News Just before an insect larva changes into a flying adult, it develops white globs of cells called imaginal disks that later become its wings, explains Sean B. Gene patterns decorate butterflies' wings by Pennisi, Elizabeth / Science News			image protection image ratio image recognition image reject mixer image response image restoration image scaler image size image space image spacing image spam image stability image surface image table image transfer constant image tube image viewer Image, Artistic Image, Optical image-storage array ImageLock imagemap imagery imagesetter imaginal disk Imaginal Disks imaginary imaginary axis imaginary circle Imaginary Number imaginary part imaginary quantity Imagination imaging imaging model imaging radar imaging system Imaginism Imagism imagists Imago Imago Europe plc Imago On-line Imai Nasyri Imai, Tadashi Imaichi imake imam Imam Ali's Birthday Imam Bondjol Imamate			Images of test cards Images of test cards Images Per Minute Images Per Second Images Pour La Formation Images, Dessins, Bandes-Dessinées Images, Myths, and Realities Across Cultures Images, Veneration of Images, Veneration of Images-On-Call imagesetter imagesetter imagesetters imagesetters Imagesolutions, Inc. ImageSport NZ Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence IMAGI imaginability imaginability imaginable imaginable imaginably imaginably imaginal imaginal Imaginal disc Imaginal disc Imaginal Disc Growth Factor imaginal disk Imaginal Disks Imaginant imaginaries imaginaries imaginaries imaginarily imaginarily imaginarily imaginariness imaginariness imaginariness imaginary imaginary imaginary Imaginary (disambiguation) Imaginary (disambiguation) Imaginary (disambiguation) Imaginary axis Imaginary axis Imaginary Bass Players Union imaginary being Imaginary calculus imaginary circle Imaginary Companions imaginary creature Imaginary engineering Imaginary engineering Imaginary error function Imaginary error function Imaginary expression Imaginary force

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