Does DNA alter during metamorphosis?

Wed May 8 16:57:58 EDT 2002

The DNA would be exactly the same throughout the life of the insect. 
However, at any given moment the number and type of genes that are 
being expressed varies considerably.

-Sean

At 12:15 PM -0500 5/8/02, Jim Mason wrote:
>Someone asked me if DNA extracted from each of the four stages of a
>holometabolous insect would be identical.  It seems obvious to me it would,
>but bugz do weird stuff sometimes.  Can anyone address this question with
>exactitude?
>
>Jim Mason, Naturalist
>Jim at gpnc.org
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