Selective sweep of a newly evolved sperm-specific gene in Drosophila
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A new gene in Drosophila melanogaster has been identified, coding for a sperm-specific promoter from a protein-coding area in a gene encoding annexin X (AnnX) a cell-adhesion protein. It is designated sperm-specific dynein intermediate chain (Sdic) and the level of genetic polymorphism near to it is unusually low. The discovery supports previous results that indicate rapid molecular evolution of male reproductive functions.
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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Annotation of the Drosophila genome
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Research is presented describing the study of protein sequences of the Drosophila genome.
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
DNA sequencers
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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Subjects list: Research, Genomes, Drosophila
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