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Genetic element
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last updated: 07 Jan 2020
Sex-specific splicing module
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female specific intronEN
sex-specific intron
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Other (Intron)
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BCH-ORGA-SCBD-101472-4 Organism Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever mosquito, AEDAE)Insects
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The Aedes aegypti sex-specific intron allows for female-specific expression of proteins through alternative splicing. In females, the intron is spliced out after transcription leaving the protein sequence for translation. However, in males, the intron is not spliced out and contains multiple stop codons upstream of the protein, which disrupt translation of the downstream protein.
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| Record type | Field | Record(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Modified Organism | Introduced or modified genetic element(s) | 1 | |
| Living Modified Organism | Genetic elements construct | 1 | |
