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8901139

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
The yellow (y) mutation of Drosophila melanogaster affects the development of behavior and morphology. We have analyzed some behavioral and morphological parameters during the development of y mutants. Wild-type third instar larvae move in straighter paths than larvae of the same age homozygous for the y mutation. At 96 h of age, the tracks of y larvae have 10 times as many loops as tracks of wild-type larvae, and at 120 h of age, y larvae show bending behavior about 2.5 times more frequently than do wild-type. Consequently, they do not disperse as much as wild-type larvae. Concomitant with the behavioral changes, the larvae present a defect in the morphology of large chaetae in the larval denticle belts, particularly of 2nd and 3rd instars, both with light and scanning electron microscopes. These results suggest that a cuticular defect is probably involved in the abnormal locomotor activity observed in y larvae of Drosophila melanogaster.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0016-6707
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormal development of the locomotor activity in yellow larvae of Drosophila: a cuticular defect?
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't