Ritsu: a rhythm mutant from a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.3109/01677069509084160

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Ritsu: a rhythm mutant from a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster.

Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Feb 1995

Murata T, Matsumoto A, Tomioka K, Chiba Y

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We found a new clock mutation, ritsu (rit), in an inbred strain separated from a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster in Yamaguchi, Japan. This mutation lengthens the free-running period of the wild-type locomotor activity rhythm from ca. 24 hr to ca. 27 hr by lengthening both active and...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Circadian Rhythm
Darkness
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Male
Motor Activity
Mutation

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