RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Molecular transfer of a species-specific behavior from Drosophila simulans to Drosophila melanogaster
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 1082
OP 1085
DO 10.1126/science.1900131
VO 251
IS 4997
A1 Wheeler, DA
A1 Kyriacou, CP
A1 Greenacre, ML
A1 Yu, Q
A1 Rutila, JE
A1 Rosbash, M
A1 Hall, JC
YR 1991
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/251/4997/1082.abstract
AB Drosophila males modulate the interpulse intervals produced during their courtship songs. These song cycles, which are altered by mutations in the clock gene period, exhibit a species-specific variation that facilitates mating. We have used chimeric period gene constructs from Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans in germline transformation experiments to map the genetic control of their song rhythm difference to a small segment of the amino acid encoding information within this gene.