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Mayo临床癌症中心的助理教授Amy H. Tang在对高抗药性的D. melanogaster果蝇株的研究中发现,在Accord片断插入的同--上游位置插入--个反转座子,也可以上调Cyp6g1基因的表达。然而,当Tang利用缺失该反转座子的重组体进行实验时却发现,尽管象预计的那样缺失Cyp6g1基因的表达上调,但该实验株仍然表现出高度的DDT抗药性。