Fruit fly studies reveal
simple genetic system is
behind complex movements.
(Similarly, in mammals, a
parallel gene to miR-iab4,
is also able to repress
Hox gene expression,
demonstrating the common
genetic circuitry present
in flies and mammals.)
A.R. Issa, et al. (2019)
"
A Single MicroRNA-Hox Gene
Module Controls Equivalent
Movements in Biomechanically
Distinct Forms of Drosophila."