Two or four bristles: functional evolution of an enhancer of scute in Drosophilidae.

Changes in cis-regulatory sequences are proposed to underlie much of morphological evolution. Yet, little is known about how such modifications translate into phenotypic differences. To address this problem, we focus on the dorsocentral bristles of Drosophilidae. In Drosophila melanogaster, developm...

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Main Authors: Sylvain Marcellini, Pat Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1635746?pdf=render