Tribolium - Recurved anterior pronotum

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Rap = Recurved anterior pronotum
Gene:	Rap
Feature/structure:	Dorsal pronotum [T1]
Linkage Group:	2
Origin:	Spontaneous mutant found in the Ga-1 [wild-type] stock
Description:	• Dorsal protonum has anterior midline dip, bilateral shallow dents, and enlarged anterio-lateral margins. • This dominant is homozygous viable. The phenotype very strong in homozygotes, but easily recognizable in heterozygotes.