The evolution of novelty in conserved genes; evidence of positive selection in the Drosophila fruitless gene is localised to alternatively spliced exons

The Orthologue of the Fruitfly Sex Behaviour Gene Fruitless in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti: Evolution of Genomic Organisation and Alternative Splicing

(2013) Marco Salvemini et al.   PLoS One

Two distinct genomic regions, harbouring the period and fruitless genes, affect male courtship song in Drosophila montana

(2012) M Lagisz et al.   HEREDITY

Conservation of fruitless’ role as master regulator of male courtship behaviour from cockroaches to flies

(2011) Elke Clynen et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Fruitless RNAi knockdown in males interferes with copulation success in Schistocerca gregaria

(2011) Bart Boerjan et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Drosophila BTB/POZ Domains of “ttk Group” Can Form Multimers and Selectively Interact with Each Other

(2011) Artem Bonchuk et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Sexual selection and speciation: the comparative evidence revisited

(2010) Ken Kraaijeveld et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Evidence for positive selection in the gene fruitless in Anastrepha fruit flies.

(2010) Iderval S Sobrinho et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Runaway evolution of the male-specific exon of the doublesex gene in Diptera

(2010) Austin L. Hughes   GENE

fruitless alternative splicing and sex behaviour in insects: an ancient and unforgettable love story?

(2010) Marco Salvemini et al.   JOURNAL OF GENETICS

Genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing evolution amongMussubspecies

(2010) BETTINA HARR et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The evolution of gene duplications: classifying and distinguishing between models

(2010) Hideki Innan et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Ceratitis capitata transformer-2 gene is required to establish and maintain the autoregulation of Cctra, the master gene for female sex determination

(2009) Marco Salvemini et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The Fruitless Gene in Nasonia Displays Complex Sex-Specific Splicing and Contains New Zinc Finger Domains

(2009) R. C. Bertossa et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Is Genetic Evolution Predictable?

(2009) D. L. Stern et al.   SCIENCE

Rapid Evolution of Sex Pheromone-Producing Enzyme Expression in Drosophila

(2009) Troy R. Shirangi et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Positive Selection in Alternatively Spliced Exons of Human Genes

(2008) Vasily E. Ramensky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

THE LOCI OF EVOLUTION: HOW PREDICTABLE IS GENETIC EVOLUTION?

(2008) David L. Stern et al.   EVOLUTION

The evolutionary relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing

(2008) Lihua Jin et al.   GENE