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The white gene controls copulation success in Drosophila melanogaster

Characteristics of male courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster have been well-described, but the genetic basis of male-female copulation is largely unknown. Here we show that the white (w) gene, a classical gene for eye color, is associated with copulation success. 82.5% of wild-type Canton-S...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Chengfeng, Qiu, Shuang, Robertson, R. Meldrum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28794482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08155-y