A single synonymous nucleotide change impacts the male-killing phenotype of prophage WO gene wmk
Jessamyn I. Perlmutter, Jane E. Meyers, Seth R. Bordenstein
The paper shows a single synonymous nucleotide change in the wmk gene can eliminate male-killing in Drosophila, highlighting non-silent effects of synonymous mutations in endosymbiotic interactions.
eLife · Oct 22, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics