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Sex-specific triacylglycerides are widely conserved in Drosophila and mediate mating behavior

eLife, 2014
Pheromones play an important role in the behavior, ecology, and evolution of many organisms. The structure of many insect pheromones typically consists of a hydrocarbon backbone, occasionally modified with various functional oxygen groups.
Jacqueline SR Chin, Shane R Ellis, Huong T Pham, Stephen J Blanksby, Kenji Mori, Qi Ling Koh, William J Etges, Joanne Y Yew   +7 more
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Taxonomic and evolutionary analysis of Zaprionus indianus and its colonization of Palearctic and Neotropical regions

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2012
Zaprionus indianus is a dipteran (Drosophilidae) with a wide distribution throughout the tropics and temperate Palearctic and Nearctic regions. There have been proposals to reclassify the genus Zaprionus as a subgenus or group of the genus Drosophila ...
Leliane Silva Commar, Luis Gustavo da Conceição Galego, Carlos Roberto Ceron, Claudia Marcia Aparecida Carareto   +3 more
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Evolution of the sugar receptors in insects

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009
Background Perception of sugars is an invaluable ability for insects which often derive quickly accessible energy from these molecules. A distinctive subfamily of eight proteins within the gustatory receptor (Gr) family has been identified as sugar ...
Robertson Hugh M, Kent Lauren B
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TGLE Vol 50 nos. 3 & 4 full issue [PDF]

, 2018
The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 50 Numbers 3 & 4 Fall/Winter full ...

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Evolution of a pest: towards the complete neuroethology of Drosophila suzukii and the subgenus Sophophora [PDF]

, 2019
Comparative analysis of multiple genomes has been used extensively to examine the evolution of chemosensory receptors across the genus Drosophila. However, few studies have delved into functional characteristics, as most have relied exclusively on genomic data alone, especially for non-model species.
Keesey, Ian W., Zhang, Jin, Depetris-Chauvin, Ana, Obiero, George F., Knaden, Markus, Hansson, Bill S.   +5 more
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CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis of the white‐eye gene in the tephritid pest Bactrocera zonata

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Bactrocera zonata is a highly invasive agricultural pest that causes extensive damage to fruit crops. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), a species‐specific and environmentally friendly pest control method, significantly benefits from the availability of Genetic Sexing Strains (GSSs) that enable efficient mass production of males for sterile ...
Albert Nazarov, Tamir Partosh, Flavia Krsticevic, Dimitris Rallis, Yael Arien, Guy Ostrovsky, Reut Madar Kramer, Eyal Halon, Alfred M. Handler, Simon W. Baxter, Yoav Gazit, Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, Gur Pines, Philippos A. Papathanos   +13 more
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The Drosophila melanogaster Muc68E Mucin Gene Influences Adult Size, Starvation Tolerance, and Cold Recovery

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2016
Mucins have been implicated in many different biological processes, such as protection from mechanical damage, microorganisms, and toxic molecules, as well as providing a luminal scaffold during development.
Micael Reis, Ana C. Silva, Cristina P. Vieira, Jorge Vieira   +3 more
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Metaphase Configurations in Drosophila: A Comparison of Endemic Hawaiian Species and Non-Endemic Species [PDF]

, 1976
The metaphase configurations of 400 strains from 63 species of Hawaiian Drosophila were determined from squash preparations of larval brain tissue or spermatogenic cells from adult testes.
Clayton, Frances E.
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Assessing the impact of comparative genomic sequence data on the functional annotation of the genome [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that comparative sequence data can aid the functional annotation of genome sequences; however, the most informative species and features of genome evolution for comparison remain to be determined.
Bergman, Casey M., Pfeiffer, Barret D., Rincón-Limas, Diego E., Hoskins, Roger A., Gnirke, Andreas, Mungall, Chris J., Wang, Adrienne M., Kronmiller, Brent, Pacleb, Joanne, Park, Soo, Stapleton, Mark, Wan, Kenneth, George, Reed A., de Jong, Pieter J., Botas, Juan, Rubin, Gerald M., Celniker, Susan E.   +16 more
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Stunning Intricacies of RNA Editing Complexes RECC, RESC, and REH2C: Functional Organization, Developmental Regulation, and Evolutionary History in Kinetoplastid Protists

WIREs RNA, Volume 17, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
U‐indel RNA editing targets mRNA:gRNA duplexes through three key complexes that collectively govern assembly, specificity, catalysis, and developmental regulation. Modern tools, including artificial intelligence, analyze the organization, dynamics, and evolution of the remarkable holo‐editosome, opening new avenues in RNA biology and therapy.
Suzanne M. McDermott, Julius Lukeš, Laurie K. Read, Reza Salavati, Achim Schnaufer, Sara L. Zimmer, Jason Carnes, Alasdair Ivens, Naghmeh Poorinmohammad, Nicholas J. Savill, Dave Speijer, Ken Stuart, Kristína Záhonová, Poorya Mirzavand Borujeni, Zihao Chen, Cody Goode, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Lars O’Hara, Jorge Cruz‐Reyes   +18 more
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