Sex-specific control and tuning of the pattern generator for courtship song in Drosophila.

The differentially spliced transcription factors encoded by the fruitless (fru) gene are key determinants of sexual behavior in Drosophila. They are expressed in a minority of neurons with limited dimorphisms and regulate neural processes that remain largely unknown. Here, we use light-activated ion...

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Main Authors: Clyne, J, Miesenböck, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008