Both genes occur only in Tribolium and not in other holometabolous insects with a sequenced genome.
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In holometabolous insects, the adult appendages and internal organs form anew from larval progenitor cells during metamorphosis.
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As a holometabolous insect, larvae must go through a metamorphosis process with dramatic morphological and structural changes to complete their development.
Uso de holometabolic en inglés
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Our data strongly suggest the existence of an independent mir-282 gene conserved in holometabolic insects.