Evidences for circadian rhythmicity in the per0 mutant of Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1515/znc-1987-11-1231

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Evidences for circadian rhythmicity in the per0 mutant of Drosophila melanogaster.

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences - 1 Jan 2000

Helfrich C, Engelmann W

Abstract excerpt

per0 Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster which are exposed to light-dark cycles (LD) with different Zeitgeber period (T) have a limited range of entrainment. Entrained flies show a characteristic phase relationship of activity to the LD which depends on the period of the driving cycle as expected...

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Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Drosophila melanogaster
Genes
Larva
Mutation

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