Insect evolution: How the fruit fly changed (some of) its spots

Authors
O'Grady, PM DeSalle, R
Citation
Pm. O'Grady et R. Desalle, Insect evolution: How the fruit fly changed (some of) its spots, CURR BIOL, 10(2), 2000, pp. R75-R77
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R75 - R77
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20000127)10:2<R75:IEHTFF>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Recent results show that the establishment of wing melanization patterns in Drosophila depends on the veins. While several genes have been shown to pl ay a role in melanization, changes in a single gene - the one encoding tyro sine hydroxylase - are sufficient to generate novel pigmentation patterns.