A hotspot for new genes

Elife. 2019 Aug 29:8:e50136. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50136.

Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing in fruit flies gives an unprecedented picture of how new genes are expressed during the formation of sperm.

Keywords: D. melanogaster; Drosophila; de novo gene; evolutionary biology; expression dynamics; genetics; genomics; mutational load; single-cell sequencing; spermatogenesis.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / genetics*
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics
  • Male
  • RNA-Seq
  • Testis*
  • Transcription, Genetic