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Natural genetic variation in cuticular hydrocarbon expression in male and female Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2007
Foley Brad, Chenoweth Stephen F, Nuzhdin Sergey V, Blows Mark W
Abstract excerpt
Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) act as contact pheromones in Drosophila melanogaster and are an important component of several ecological traits. Segregating genetic variation in the expression of CHCs at the population level in D. melanogaster is likely to be important for mate choice and climatic adaptation; however, this variation has never been characterized. Using a panel of recombinant inbred lines (RILs)...
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