2013
New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution
Chen S, Krinsky BH, Long M. New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics 2013, 14: 645-660. PMID: 23949544, PMCID: PMC4236023, DOI: 10.1038/nrg3521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew genesPhenotypic evolutionLineage-specific essential genesBiological processesUnexpected genetic diversityEvolution of phenotypesFundamental biological processesGene evolutionGenetic circuitryDrosophila sppEssential genesField of geneticsGenetic diversityGenetic systemBiological diversityMolecular explanationGenesIndispensable roleKey PointsThe studySpeciesDiversityEssential componentEvolutionMammalsCentral importance
2008
The evolution of courtship behaviors through the origination of a new gene in Drosophila
Dai H, Chen Y, Chen S, Mao Q, Kennedy D, Landback P, Eyre-Walker A, Du W, Long M. The evolution of courtship behaviors through the origination of a new gene in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 7478-7483. PMID: 18508971, PMCID: PMC2396706, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800693105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale-male courtshipD. melanogasterChimeric geneCourtship behaviorNew genesRelated Drosophila speciesNew chimeric genesDrosophila speciesAdaptive evolutionMutant phenotypeDrosophila melanogasterAncestral conditionUnrelated genesPhenotypic effectsMelanogasterNovel phenotypesCombination of sequenceMating behaviorChimeric structureGenesCourtshipSpeciesPhenotypeDrosophilaKnockout