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Co-regulated transcriptional networks contribute to natural genetic variation in Drosophila sleep.
Nature genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Harbison Susan T, Carbone Mary Anna, Ayroles Julien F, Stone Eric A, Lyman Richard F, Mackay Trudy F C
Abstract excerpt
Sleep disorders are common in humans, and sleep loss increases the risk of obesity and diabetes. Studies in Drosophila have revealed molecular pathways and neural tissues regulating sleep; however, genes that maintain genetic variation for sleep in natural populations are unknown. Here, we characterized sleep in 40 wild-derived Drosophila lines and observed abundant genetic variation in sleep architecture. We...
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