Which of the Following Statements About Insect Wings Is False

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements 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 gene that governs the crayfish appendage.
• C) Development of the insect wing and development of the crayfish appendage are controlled by the pdm gene.
• D) The pdm gene is expressed in both the wings and legs of insects.
• E) Appendages of ancestral crustaceans and wings of ancestral insects expressed the same gene (pdm).

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