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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2016 Feb 1;13:1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.09.011

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The process of morph specification and differentiation during development involves a branching ontogeny influenced by hormonal, transcriptional and epigenetic changes, all of which may influence each other. Although images of post-embryonic development are shown, specification and differentiation can just as easily take place during embryonic development. These can influence development directly, or be mediated by a mother, who may receive the cue and transmit this information on to her progeny as a maternal effect. Although less supported and less investigated, paternal mediation (shown in grey) is also possible [55], either in combination with or independently of the mother.