...and Drosophila s have the same number of Wnt genes, these genes are from different subfamilies. The honey bee and the fruit fly share Wnt1 , 5 , 6 , 7 , and 10 . In addition, the fly contains Wnt9 and D . The honey bee, however, also has Wnt4 and 11 . Ancestrally, bilaterian animals had 11 Wnts ( Kusserow
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