THE ELUSIVE FERTILITY GENES OF DROSOPHILA - THE ULTIMATE HAVEN FOR SELFISH GENETIC ELEMENTS

Authors
HACKSTEIN JHP HOCHSTENBACH R
Citation
Jhp. Hackstein et R. Hochstenbach, THE ELUSIVE FERTILITY GENES OF DROSOPHILA - THE ULTIMATE HAVEN FOR SELFISH GENETIC ELEMENTS, Trends in genetics, 11(5), 1995, pp. 195-200
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Trends in genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689525
Volume
11
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
195 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9525(1995)11:5<195:TEFGOD>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The Y chromosomes of Drosophila are necessary for male fertility. They carry giant genes that have some unconventional properties besides co ntrolling the motility of the spermatozoa. Classical genetic and molec ular studies suggest that evolution has favoured the close association between these genes and repetitive DNA sequences with 'selfish' trait s.