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Some approaches to the question of Drosophila laterality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Lee Ehrman ,
James N. Thompson Jr ,
Ira Perelle  and
Brent N. Hisey
Lee Ehrman
Affiliation:
Division of Natural Sciences, State University of New York, College at Purchase, Purchase, N.Y. 10577, U.S.A.
James N. Thompson Jr
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, U.S.A.
Ira Perelle
Affiliation:
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 10522, U.S.A.
Brent N. Hisey
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, U.S.A.
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The question of Drosophila laterality has been investigated in two species and in several strains by attempting to modify degrees of laterality (wing folding and directional choices in mazes) via selection and by ascertaining individual courtship behaviour preferences (circling, foreleg tapping, and wing extending). The results of courtship studies in D. paulistorum strains and in D. melanogaster indicate that, although individual members of a strain may be entirely right or left dominant, the majority of individuals are ambidextrous. As a group, there was no preference for right or left behaviours, and laterality was not a factor in success of courtship. The absence of lateral preference in courtship is consistent with the failure to demonstrate any genetic component for D. melanogaster left and right wing folding and maze behaviours.

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Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , November 1978 , pp. 231 - 238
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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