Hypomorphic mutations in the larval photokinesis A (lphA) gene have stage-specific effects on visual system function in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/139.4.1623

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Hypomorphic mutations in the larval photokinesis A (lphA) gene have stage-specific effects on visual system function in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 Apr 1995

Gordesky-Gold B, Warrick J M, Bixler A, Beasley J E, Tompkins L

Abstract excerpt

Of the many genes that are expressed in the visual system of Drosophila melanogaster adults, some affect larval vision. However, with the exception of one X-linked mutation, no genes that have larval-specific effects on visual system structure or function have previously been reported. We describ...

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Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Eye
Female
Genes, Insect
Heterozygote
Male
Mutation
Ocular Physiological Phenomena
Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Sexual Behavior, Animal
X Chromosome

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