Behavioral and neurobiological implications of sex-determining factors in Drosophila.

doi:10.1002/dvg.1020150309

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Behavioral and neurobiological implications of sex-determining factors in Drosophila.

Developmental genetics - 1 Jan 1994

Taylor B J, Villella A, Ryner L C, Baker B S, Hall J C

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The function of the central nervous system as it controls sex-specific behaviors in Drosophila has been studied with renewed intensity, in the context of genetic factors that influence the development of sexually differentiated aspects of this insect. Three categories of genetic variations that c...

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Animals
Central Nervous System
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Male
Mutation
Peripheral Nervous System
Sex Differentiation
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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