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The buzz about cheapdate
The Scientist 2004, 18(23):10
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Fly people have a notoriously off-putting way about naming genes. A few places like FlyNome http://www.flynome.com attempt to explain the origins of cryptic phenotype descriptors such as 18-wheeler, ken and barbie, and wunen (which features, of course, aimlessly migrating germ cells much like the wandering pig, Wunen, from Chinese legend). Regardless, outsiders often find themselves doing a fair bit of head-scratching when trying to decipher Drosophila genetics.
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