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. 2012 Jul 25;7(7):e40111. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040111

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Bomtorin et al.

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A-C: Ubx is expressed in the tibia and basitarsi of workers. There is a region in the tibia (which may be the future corbicula) that does not express Ubx. D-I: In the basitarsus and distal portion of the tibia (arrowhead) in workers, there are double nuclei that do not express Ubx, arranged in a similar pattern as that of the bristles in the adult hind leg. J-L: In the hind legs of queen white-eyed pupae, Ubx is expressed only in the basitarsi. In blue: DAPI; in red: Ubx; Btar: basitarsi; Tb: tibia. Original scale bars of confocal system.