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A yeast hybrid provides insight into the evolution of gene expression regulation.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2009
Tirosh Itay, Reikhav Sharon, Levy Avraham A, Barkai Naama
Abstract excerpt
During evolution, novel phenotypes emerge through changes in gene expression, but the genetic basis is poorly understood. We compared the allele-specific expression of two yeast species and their hybrid, which allowed us to distinguish changes in regulatory sequences of the gene itself (cis) from changes in upstream regulatory factors (trans). Expression divergence between species was generally due to changes in...
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