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The Caenorhabditis elegans unc-31 gene affects multiple nervous system-controlled functions.
Genetics - 1 Jun 1993
Avery L, Bargmann C I, Horvitz H R
Abstract excerpt
We have devised a method for selecting Caenorhabditis elegans mutants that execute feeding motions in the absence of food. One mutation isolated in this way is an allele of the gene unc-31, first discovered by S. Brenner in 1974, because of its effects on locomotion. We find that strong unc-31 mutations cause defects in four functions controlled by the nervous system. Mutant worms are lethargic, feed...
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