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The effect of the inactive mutation on longevity, sex, rhythm and resistance to p-cresol in Drosophila melanogaster.
Heredity - 1 Apr 1993
O'Dell K M
Abstract excerpt
Flies carrying the inactive (iav) mutation exhibit low locomotor activity and poor mating success, both of which are associated with a deficiency in the putative neurotransmitter, octopamine. Several other aspects of the iav mutant phenotype are described here. Male and female iav mutants show a small reduction in longevity but it is not clear whether this is a consequence of the iav mutation or their inactive...
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