whats the meaning of differential expression of cuticle protein gene and there role in melanism any body can guide me or give me some related articles.??
Adult cuticle protein gene (Dacp-1) were originally isolated from Drosophila melanogaster. This gene maintains the conserved structure of other cuticle protein genes. The sequence of its conceptual translation product contains a repeated motif that is found almost exclusively in a subset of adult cuticle proteins from Locust migratoria. The gene is expressed in the epidermis underlying the head and thoracic cuticle.