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Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral genetics: where are the knobs?

Thousands of behavioral mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans have been studied. I suggest a set of criteria by which some genes important in the evolution of behavior might be recognized, and identify neuropeptide signaling pathways as candidates.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Avery, Leon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20504291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-69
Descripción
Sumario:Thousands of behavioral mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans have been studied. I suggest a set of criteria by which some genes important in the evolution of behavior might be recognized, and identify neuropeptide signaling pathways as candidates.