Segmental dataset and whole body expression data do not support the hypothesis that non-random movement is an intrinsic property of Drosophila retrogenes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies in <it>Drosophila</it> have shown excessive movement of retrogenes from the X chromosome to autosomes, and that these genes are frequently expressed in the testis. This phenomenon has led to several hypoth...

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Main Authors: Vibranovski Maria D, Zhang Yong E, Kemkemer Claus, VanKuren Nicholas W, Lopes Hedibert F, Karr Timothy L, Long Manyuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/169