1998
Gene length and codon usage bias in Drosophila melanogaster , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli
Moriyama E, Powell J. Gene length and codon usage bias in Drosophila melanogaster , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research 1998, 26: 3188-3193. PMID: 9628917, PMCID: PMC147681, DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.13.3188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCodon usage biasUsage biasGene lengthDrosophila melanogasterLong genesHigher codon usage biasRibosomal protein genesEscherichia coliSynonymous codon usage biasD. melanogasterTranslational selectionShort genesProtein geneTranslational efficiencyEukaryotesMelanogasterGenesExpression levelsSaccharomycesEffective numberColiProkaryotesCodonOrganismsProtein
1990
Regulation of the segmentation gene fushi tarazu has been functionally conserved in Drosophila.
Maier D, Preiss A, Powell J. Regulation of the segmentation gene fushi tarazu has been functionally conserved in Drosophila. The EMBO Journal 1990, 9: 3957-3966. PMID: 2174353, PMCID: PMC552166, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb07616.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSegmentation gene fushi tarazuFtz geneFushi tarazuD. melanogasterUpstream elementEvolution of DrosophilaEntire regulatory networksSegmentation genesMillions of yearsRegulatory networksRegulatory elementsStrong homologySpecific enhancersGene productsUpstream regionUnrelated sequencesTransformation experimentsGenesDrosophilaMelanogasterOverall organizationRegulationFTZHomologuesHomology
1986
Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar.
Powell J, Caccone A, Amato G, Yoon C. Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9090-9093. PMID: 3097641, PMCID: PMC387080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.9090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear DNANucleotide substitutionsSingle-copy nuclear DNADrosophila mitochondrial DNADNA sequence dataMajority of DNADrosophila yakubaDrosophila melanogasterMitochondrial DNASequence dataBase pair mismatchesDNA hybridsDNAMitochondriaDNA hybridizationYakubaEukaryotesDrosophilaMelanogasterMtDNAsInvertebratesVertebratesChloroplastsMtDNAOrganelles
1979
POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA
Powell J, Lichtenfels J. POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA. Genetics 1979, 92: 603-612. PMID: 488706, PMCID: PMC1213979, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/92.2.603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-specific expressionAdult midgutThird chromosomeGenetic controlThird-chromosome inversionsDrosophila amylaseD. pseudoobscuraDrosophila pseudoobscuraD. melanogasterChromosome inversionsPopulation geneticsRegulatory genesSingle locusGenetic elementsAmy expressionGenesPseudoobscuraPartial linkageChromosomesMidgutExpressionEnzymeMelanogasterLociGenetics