Variation in circadian clock protein in fruit flies discovered
Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have studied genetic variation in circadian clock genes in wild populations of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster -- and has discovered that their genes have developed different genetic variations that are functionally important. The circadian clock is a molecular network that generates daily rhythms, and is present in both plants and animals.