Positive selection drives the evolution of rhino, a member of the heterochromatin protein 1 family in Drosophila.

Heterochromatin comprises a significant component of many eukaryotic genomes. In comparison to euchromatin, heterochromatin is gene poor, transposon rich, and late replicating. It serves many important biological roles, from gene silencing to accurate chromosome segregation, yet little is known abou...

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Main Authors: Danielle Vermaak, Steven Henikoff, Harmit S Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.0010009&type=printable
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