Sequences upstream of the homologous cis-elements of the Adh adult enhancer of Drosophila are required for maximal levels of Adh gene transcription in adults of Scaptodrosophila lebanonensis.

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The evolution of cis-regulatory elements is of particular interest for our understanding of the evolution of gene regulation. The Adh gene of Drosophilidae shows interspecific differences in tissue-specific expression and transcript levels during development. In Scaptodrosophila lebanonensis adults, the level of distal transcripts is maximal between the fourth and eighth day after eclosion and is around five...

Topics

• Alcohol Dehydrogenase
• Alcohol Oxidoreductases
• Alleles
• Animals
• Base Sequence
• Drosophila
• Drosophila Proteins
• Enhancer Elements, Genetic
• Models, Genetic
• Molecular Sequence Data