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Genetic dissociation of ethanol sensitivity and memory formation in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2008
LaFerriere Holly, Guarnieri Douglas J, Sitaraman Divya, Diegelmann Soeren, Heberlein Ulrike, Zars Troy
Abstract excerpt
The ad hoc genetic correlation between ethanol sensitivity and learning mechanisms in Drosophila could overemphasize a common process supporting both behaviors. To challenge directly the hypothesis that these mechanisms are singular, we examined the learning phenotypes of 10 new strains. Five of these have increased ethanol sensitivity, and the other 5 do not. We tested place and olfactory memory in each of these...
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