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Gene model for the ortholog of foxo in Drosophila sechellia
Megan E Lawson1, Brandon A Ruscoe2, George G Njuguna2
1The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Abstract:
Gene model for the ortholog of forkhead box, sub-group O (foxo) in the May 2011 (Broad dsec_caf1/DsecCAF1) Genome Assembly (GenBank Accession: GCA_000005215.1) of Drosophila sechellia. This ortholog was characterized as part of a developing dataset to study the evolution of the Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway (IIS) across the genus Drosophila using the Genomics Education Partnership gene annotation protocol for Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences.
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