Effects of the apterous4 mutation on Drosophila melanogaster males' courtship.

doi:10.3109/01677069009107112

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Effects of the apterous4 mutation on Drosophila melanogaster males' courtship.

Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Aug 1990

Tompkins L

Abstract excerpt

The apterous4 (ap4) mutation has pleiotropic effects on the morphology and lifespan of D. melanogaster adults. The mutation also affects one aspect of male sexual behaviour. Unlike normal, sexually mature males, three day old ap4/ap4 males synthesize courtship-stimulating hydrocarbons that immatu...

Topics

Animals
Courtship
Drosophila melanogaster
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Male
Mutation
Phenotype
Vibration

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