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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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-10-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/49388 |