Interspecific comparison of the transformer gene of Drosophila reveals an unusually high degree of evolutionary divergence.

doi:10.1093/genetics/131.1.113

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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

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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 involv...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
Blotting, Southern
DNA
Drosophila melanogaster
Genes, Lethal
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Phenotype
RNA Precursors

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

RNA Splicing

RNA, Messenger

Restriction Mapping

Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Sex Differentiation

Species Specificity

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PMID: 1592233
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/131.1.113
PMCID: PMC1204946

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