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Convergently recruited nuclear transport retrogenes are male biased in expression and evolving under positive selection in Drosophila.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Tracy Charles, Río Javier, Motiwale Mansi, Christensen Shawn M, Betrán Esther
Abstract excerpt
The analyses of gene duplications by retroposition have revealed an excess of male-biased duplicates generated from X chromosome to autosomes in flies and mammals. Investigating these genes is of primary importance in understanding sexual dimorphism and genome evolution. In a particular instance...
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