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Review
. 2007 Oct 23;17(20):R881-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.08.020.

Evolutionary genetics: how flies get naked

Patricia J Wittkopp  1
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Evolutionary genetics: how flies get naked

Patricia J Wittkopp. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Researchers studying evolution of 'naked' (hairless) larval cuticle in Drosophila sechellia have discovered surprising complexity in the pattern of cis-regulatory differences that differentiate this species from its 'hairy' ancestors.

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