PREFERENCE FOR ETHANOL IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE POLYMORPHISM

被引:56
作者
CAVENER, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GEORGIA,PROGRAM GENET,ATHENS,GA 30602
关键词
ADH; Adh electromorphs; behavior; Drosophila; ethanol preference; genetics; oviposition;
D O I
10.1007/BF01066974
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Two alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes (AdhF/AdhF and AdhS/AdhS) exhibit different behavioral responses when presented with a choice between ethanol and nonethanol environments at the larval stage but not at the adult stage. The larval preferences are correlated with alcohol dehydrogenase activity, which also differs between genotypes. Since ethanol is important in the ecology of this species, the preference may be related to microhabitat selection in nature. © 1979 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页数:7
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