Innovation of heterochromatin functions drives rapid evolution of essential ZAD-ZNF genes in Drosophila
Bhavatharini Kasinathan, Serafin U. Colmenares, Hannah McConnell, Janet M. Young, Gary H. Karpen, Harmit Singh Malik
The paper shows that evolutionarily dynamic ZAD-ZNF genes in Drosophila are more likely to be essential, with Nicknack being necessary for larval development despite its rapid evolution.
eLife · Nov 9, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics