Figure 4.

Comparison of the Dsx predicted polypeptides in D. melanogaster (Dm) (Burtis and Baker 1989), A. obliqua (Ao) (this work), B. oleae (Bo) (Lagos et al. 2005), B. tryoni (Bt) (Shearman and Frommer 1998), Musca domestica (housefly) (Md) (Hediger et al. 2004), Megaselia scalaris (phorid fly) (Ms) (Sievert et al. 1997), and B. mori (silkworm) (Bm) (Ohbayashi et al. 2001; Suzuki et al. 2001). (A) Sequence common to both sexes; (B) female-specific sequence; and (C) male-specific sequence. The DNA-binding domain OD1 and the oligomerization domain OD2 are shaded. Gaps were introduced in the alignments to maximize similarity. The comparison of protein sequences was performed using ClustalW (1.82).