Common Genetic Toolkit Shapes Horns in Scarab Beetles (IMAGE)

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Common Genetic Toolkit Shapes Horns in Scarab Beetles

Caption

Rhinoceros beetles and Dung beetles use the same genes to form their elaborate horns.

Credit

Takahiro Ohde and colleagues

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