The mechanism of evagination of imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster, : III. Evidence for cell rearrangement

The shape and arrangement of cells in leg discs of Drosophila melanogaster at different stages of evagination were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The observations indicate that the change in shape of the disc during evagination is largely a result of cell rearrangement. This process involves small movements of many cells within the disc epithelium while close associations between neighboring cells are maintained.