Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Young gene HP6/Umbrea is dispensable for viability and fertility
Sherilyn Grill, Ashley Riley, Monica Selvaraj, Ruth Lehmann
The paper shows that the young gene HP6 is not essential for viability or fertility in Drosophila, challenging the idea that young genes often have essential functions.
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