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Repeated duplication of Argonaute2 is associated with strong selection and testis specialization in <i>Drosophila</i>

2016-03-31

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Argonaute2 (Ago2) is a rapidly evolving nuclease in the Drosophila melanogaster RNA interference (RNAi) pathway that targets viruses and transposable elements in somatic tissues. Here we reconstruct the history of Ago2 duplications across the Drosophila obscura group, and use patterns of gene expression to infer new functional specialization. We show that some duplications are old, shared by the entire species g...

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Literature Corpus work: 848fa6ce-6e22-57ea-b202-22c228cb8aef
DOI: 10.1101/046490

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