Most of our knowledge about the mechanisms of segmentation in arthropods comes from
work on Drosophila melanogaster. In recent years it has become clear that this mechanism …

There is now compelling evidence that many arthropods pattern their segments using a
clock-and-wavefront mechanism, analogous to that operating during vertebrate …

The genome editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 has led to major advancements in many
research fields and this state-of-the-art tool has proven its use in genetic studies for various …

Pax genes encode evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that play critical roles in
development. Pax3 and Pax7 constitute one of the four Pax subfamilies. Despite partially …

Genes encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exist in large numbers per cell but can be
selected very rapidly as a result of unequal partitioning of mtDNA between germ cells during …

Morphological evidence for resolving relationships among arachnid orders was surveyed
and assembled in a matrix comprising 59 euchelicerate genera (41 extant, 18 fossil) and …

Most molecular-genetic studies of plant defense responses to arthropod herbivores have
focused on insects. However, plant-feeding mites are also pests of diverse plants, and mites …

The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is an extremely polyphagous crop pest.
Alongside an unparalleled detoxification potential for plant secondary metabolites, it has …

The three major taxa with metameric segmentation (annelids, arthropods, and chordates)
appear to use three very different molecular strategies to generate segments. However …

The cobweb spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum (CL Koch, 1841; syn.: Achaearanea
tepidariorum) has become an important study organism in developmental biology and …