Gene alterations at Drosophila inversion breakpoints provide <it>prima facie </it>evidence for natural selection as an explanation for rapid chromosomal evolution

Gene alterations at Drosophila inversion breakpoints provide <it>prima facie </it>evidence for natural selection as an explanation for rapid chromosomal evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chromosomal inversions have been pervasive during the evolution of the genus Drosophila, but there is significant variation between lineages in the rate of rearrangement fixation. <it>D. mojavensis</it>, an ecological spe...

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Main Authors: Guillén Yolanda, Ruiz Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Inversion breakpoints
mutation rate
chromosomal evolution
transposable elements
gene duplication
gene transposition
position effects
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/53

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