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lingerer, a Drosophila gene involved in initiation and termination of copulation, encodes a set of novel cytoplasmic proteins.
Genetics - 1 Dec 2002
Kuniyoshi Hisato, Baba Kotaro, Ueda Ryu, Kondo Shunzo, Awano Wakae, Juni Naoto, Yamamoto Daisuke
Abstract excerpt
In an effort to uncover genetic components underlying the courtship behavior of Drosophila melanogaster, we have characterized a novel gene, lingerer (lig), mutations of which result in abnormal copulation. Males carrying a hypomorphic mutation in lig fail to withdraw their genitalia upon termination of copulation, but display no overt abnormalities in their genitalia. A severe reduction in the dosage of the lig...
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