Which Statement About Insect Wings Is False

question 50

Multiple Choice

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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