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Reduction of germ cells in the Odysseus null mutant causes male fertility defect in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jan 2012
Cheng Ya-Jen, Fang Shu, Tsaur Shun-Chern, Chen Yi-Ling, Fu Hua-Wen, Patel Nipam H, Ting Chau-Ti
Abstract excerpt
Odysseus (OdsH) has been identified as a hybrid male sterility gene between Drosophila mauritiana and D. simulans with accelerated evolutionary rate in both expression and DNA sequence. Loss of a testis-specific expression of OdsH causes male fertility defect in D. melanogaster. Yet, the underlying mechanisms at the cellular level are unknown. In an attempt to identify the possible mechanisms and functional roles...
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