Evolution: dynamics of de novo gene emergence

Rafik Neme; Diethard Tautz

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.016

Evolution: dynamics of de novo gene emergence

Curr Biol. 2014 Mar 17;24(6):R238-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.016.

Authors

Rafik Neme¹, Diethard Tautz²

Affiliations

¹ Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany.
² Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany. Electronic address: tautz@evolbio.mpg.de.

PMID: 24650912
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.016

Abstract

Comparative genomics have brought much insight into the de novo emergence of genes. Two new studies in Drosophila explore the dynamics of gene gain and loss at the population and species levels, extending our view on the life cycle of genes.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Drosophila / genetics*
Female
Gene Deletion*
Genes, Insect*
Male