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
2011
Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages
Chen S, Yang H, Krinsky BH, Zhang A, Long M. Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages. Fly 2011, 5: 345-351. PMID: 21946255, PMCID: PMC3266076, DOI: 10.4161/fly.5.4.17808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung genesConstitutive knockdownAdult stageD. melanogaster subgroupEvolution of developmentImportant functional roleMelanogaster subgroupDrosophila melanogasterLethal phenotypeNew genesCommon ancestorImportant traitsNatural selectionEndopeptidase genePhenotypic effectsLife historyWildtype levelsMultiple phenotypesGenesFunctional roleGenetic componentRapid evolutionMale fertilityFemale fertilityKnockdown