ISSN:
1573-4927
Keywords:
larval serum protein
;
dosage compensation
;
Drosophila melanogaster subgroup species
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The X-linked α subunit of larval serum protein 1 (LSP1-α) is shown to lack dosage compensation in six members of the melanogaster species subgroup, viz., Drosophila melanogaster, D. simulans, D. mauritiana, D. erecta, D. yakuba, and D. teissieri, by quantitative filter hybridization and by electrophoretic and autoradiographic analyses of fat body proteins. These results support the hypothesis that there is little selection pressure on the LSP1-α gene to acquire dosage compensation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00484425
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