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Variation in sex peptide expression in D. melanogaster.
Genetics research - 1 Aug 2009
Smith D T, Hosken D J, Ffrench-Constant R H, Wedell N
Abstract excerpt
Male Drosophila melanogaster transfers many accessory-gland proteins to females during copulation. Sex peptide (SP) is one of these and one of its main effects is to decrease female remating propensity. To date, there has been no investigation of genetic variation in SP-gene expression levels, or if such potential variation directly influences female remating behaviour. We assessed both these possibilities and...
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