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Generation and characterization of fruitless P1 promoter mutant in Drosophila melanogaster.
Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Sept 2021
Neville Megan C, Eastwood Alexander, Allen Aaron M, de Haan Ammerins, Nojima Tetsuya, Goodwin Stephen F
Abstract excerpt
The identification of mutations in the gene fruitless (fru) paved the way for understanding the genetic basis of male sexual behavior in the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster. D. melanogaster males perform an elaborate courtship display to the female, ultimately leading to copulation. Mutations in fru have been shown to disrupt most aspects of the male's behavioral display, rendering males behaviorally sterile....
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