A natural timeless polymorphism allowing circadian clock synchronization in “white nights”
The genus Drosophila originate in subSaharan Africa and spread North up to the polar circle where they experience long days in the summer or even constant light. Here, the authors show that a form of the TIMELESS protein enables flies to synchronise their behavioural activity to long summer days
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29293-6 |