Which mechanism allows adult butterfly wing patterns to emerge when larval cells die?

💡 Explanation

Programmed cell death (apoptosis) sculpts the adult structure within the pupa because specific larval cells break down. Imaginal discs proliferate; therefore, adult patterns emerge as determined by positional information expressed within surviving cells, rather than random pigment.

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