Evolution of salivary glue genes in Drosophila species
Abstract Background At the very end of the larval stage Drosophila expectorate a glue secreted by their salivary glands to attach themselves to a substrate while pupariating. The glue is a mixture of apparently unrelated proteins, some of which are highly glycosylated and possess internal repeats. B...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1364-9 |