Appendage | Gene | No ablation | Ablation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal RNAi | Larval RNAi | Larval RNAi | |||
 |  | Larva | Larva | Pupa/adult | Larva |
Leg | Dll | Loss of distal leg segments | Loss of tissue identity and regression | Loss of tissue identity and regression | Bump formation and no outgrowths |
dac | Partial fusion of femur and tibiotarsus | No effect | Loss of distal femur and tibia and fusion of proximal tarsomeres | Partial fusion of femur and tibiotarsus | |
ab | Slightly compressed but segment number is unaffected | No effect | Partial loss of tarsomeres | Small bump formation and no outgrowths | |
ss | No effect | No effect | Fusion of tarsomeres | No effect | |
Antenna | Dll | Loss of distal antennal segments | Loss of tissue identity | Partial transformation into a leg | Bump formation and no outgrowths |
dac | No effect | No effect | Partial loss of antennal segments | No effect | |
ab | Slightly compressed, but segment number is unaffected | No effect | Partial loss of antennal segments | No outgrowths in some larvae; others no effect | |
 | ss | Partial transformation into a leg | No effect | Partial transformation into a leg | Partial transformation into a leg |