title: Evolution: dynamics of de novo gene emergence.
abstract: Comparative genomics have brought much insight into the de novo emergence of genes. Two new studies in Drosophila explore the dynamics of gene gain and loss at the population and species levels, extending our view on the life cycle of genes.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany.
authors.forename: Rafik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neme
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany. Electronic address: tautz@evolbio.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Diethard
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tautz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D017344:Genes, Insect; D008297:Male