Naturally-segregating Variation at Ugt86Dd Contributes to Nicotine Resistance in Drosophila melanogaster
Chad Highfill, Jonathan H. Tran, Samantha K. T. Nguyen, Taylor R. Moldenhauer, Xiaofei Wang, Stuart J. Macdonald
The paper identifies a 22-bp frameshift deletion in Ugt86Dd as a causative variant for nicotine resistance in Drosophila melanogaster through functional tests and genetic editing.
Genetics · Jul 25, 2017Peer-reviewedGenetics