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Pretty much all of the proteins that were discovered in fruit flies and have a human ortholog have funny names: frizzled, wingless, piwi, nubbin, etc etc
by shpongled 6y ago
Pretty much all of the proteins that were discovered in fruit flies and have a human ortholog have funny names: frizzled, wingless, piwi, nubbin, etc etc
- twic 6y agoThe gene which, when mutated, makes flies more sensitive to alcohol is called cheapdate.
- goliatone 6y ago> The gene mutated in ‘cheapdate’ flies is actually called ‘amnesiac’, named because amnesiac mutant flies originally showed deficits in memory tests [1] I thought it was a joke but apparently not. TIL —- Not the best source but... [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/04/06/inside-the-research-collective-that-named-the-shavenbaby-and-cheapdate-genes/#6bc7df317274 https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/04/06/inside-the-res...