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Hsp90 and the quantitative variation of wing shape in Drosophila melanogaster.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Dec 2006
Debat Vincent, Milton Claire C, Rutherford Suzannah, Klingenberg Christian Peter, Hoffmann Ary A
Abstract excerpt
The molecular chaperone protein Hsp90 has been widely discussed as a candidate gene for developmental buffering. We used the methods of geometric morphometrics to analyze its effects on the variation among individuals and fluctuating asymmetry of wing shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Three different experimental approaches were used to reduce Hsp90 activity. In the first experiment, developing larvae were reared...
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