Genetic dissection of sexual orientation: Behavioral, cellular, and molecular approaches in Drosophila melanogaster

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-107

  Yamamoto, Daisuke ^a   Ito, Hiroki ^a   Fujitani, Kazuko ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavior genes; Bisexuality; Drosophila; Fruitfly; Fruitless; Homosexuality; Satori; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

BEHAVIOR; BINDING SITE; BISEXUALITY; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BISEXUALITY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030272235     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01087-5     Document Type: Review

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