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Interspecific comparison of the transformer gene of Drosophila reveals an unusually high degree of evolutionary divergence.
Genetics - 1 May 1992
O'Neil M T, Belote J M
Abstract excerpt
The transformer (tra) gene of Drosophila melanogaster occupies an intermediate position in the regulatory pathway controlling all aspects of somatic sexual differentiation. The female-specific expression of this gene's function is regulated by the Sex lethal (Sxl) gene, through a mechanism involving sex-specific alternative splicing of tra pre-mRNA. The tra gene encodes a protein that is thought to act in...
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