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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
Abstract excerpt
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 cause anomalies in courtship and mating behaviors are discussed: (1) mutants isolated with regard to courtship defects,...
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