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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
Abstract excerpt
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 rest phases equally. To determine the loci involved, we established eight lines of chromosomal substituted flies...
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