Article
Genetic control of male cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetical research - 1 Jun 1996
Ferveur J F, Jallon J M
Abstract excerpt
7-tricosene (7-T) and 7-pentacosene (7-P) are the two main hydrocarbons on the cuticle of male Drosophila melanogaster. These two substances might play a pheromonal role during courtship behaviour. We investigated the genetic basis of the quantitative polymorphism observed in the production of 7-...
Topics
- Alkenes
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, Insect
- Genotype
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sex Attractants
- Skin
- Species Specificity