Article
A transcriptional network associated with natural variation in Drosophila aggressive behavior.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2009
Edwards Alexis C, Ayroles Julien F, Stone Eric A, Carbone Mary Anna, Lyman Richard F, Mackay Trudy F C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aggressive behavior is an important component of fitness in most animals. Aggressive behavior is genetically complex, with natural variation attributable to multiple segregating loci with allelic effects that are sensitive to the physical and social environment. However, we know little about the genes and genetic networks affecting natural variation in aggressive behavior. Populations of Drosophila...
Topics
- Aggression
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Computational Biology
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Frequency
- Gene Regulatory Networks