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Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages.
Fly - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Sidi, Yang Haiwang, Krinsky Benjamin H, Zhang Anthony, Long Manyuan
Abstract excerpt
Our recent study found that 30% of young genes were essential for viability that determines development through stages from embryo to pupae in Drosophila melanogaster, revealing rapidly evolving genetic components involved in the evolution of development. Meanwhile, many young genes did not produce complete lethal phenotype upon constitutive knockdown, suggesting that they may not be essential for viability....
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