The yellow gene influences Drosophila male mating success through sex comb melanization

Drosophila melanogaster males perform a series of courtship behaviors that, when successful, result in copulation with a female. For over a century, mutations in the yellow gene, named for its effects on pigmentation, have been known to reduce male mating success. Prior work has suggested that yello...

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Main Authors: Jonathan H Massey, Daayun Chung, Igor Siwanowicz, David L Stern, Patricia J Wittkopp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49388