The central complex of Drosophila melanogaster is involved in flight control: studies on mutants and mosaics of the gene ellipsoid body open.

doi:10.3109/01677069409167279

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The central complex of Drosophila melanogaster is involved in flight control: studies on mutants and mosaics of the gene ellipsoid body open.

Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Jul 1994

Ilius M, Wolf R, Heisenberg M

Abstract excerpt

Visual flight control is studied in three mutant alleles of the gene ellipsoid body open (ebo) of Drosophila melanogaster. In mutant ebo flies the central complex is disturbed to varying degrees. Defects range from a small opening in the ellipsoid body to the dissociation of the ring into two par...

Topics

Animals
Brain
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Female
Flight, Animal
Genes, Insect
Male
Mosaicism
Motor Activity
Mutagenesis
Phenotype
Vision, Ocular

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