title: Telomeres: a new means to an end.
abstract: Gene duplication provides an important evolutionary mechanism for functional diversification. A new study in Drosophila indicates that gene duplication has allowed telomere protection to be partitioned between the soma and the specialized chromatin environment of sperm.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, 2041 Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA. jblumens@ku.edu
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blumenstiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002843:Chromatin; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D020440:Gene Duplication; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology; D016615:Telomere
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin