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Changes in the recombinational environment affect divergence in the yellow gene of Drosophila.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2001
Munte A, Aguade M, Segarra C
Abstract excerpt
The complete coding region of the yellow (y) gene was sequenced in different Drosophila species. In the species of the melanogaster subgroup (D. melanogaster, D. simulans, D. mauritiana, D. yakuba, and D. erecta), this gene is located at the tip of the X chromosome in a region with a strong reduction in recombination rate. In contrast, in D. ananassae (included in the ananassae subgroup of the melanogaster group)...
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