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Mutations in many genes affect aggressive behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

Alexis C Edwards, Liesbeth Zwarts, Akihiko Yamamoto, Patrick Callaerts and Trudy FC Mackay*

BMC Biology 2009, 7:29 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-7-29

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A genome-wide analysis reveals that the Drosophila transcription factor Lola promotes axon growth in part by suppressing expression of the actin nucleation factor Spire

Michael A Gates, Ramakrishnan Kannan, Edward Giniger Neural Development 2011, 6:37 (30 November 2011)

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The complex genetic basis of simple behavior

Anna J Jasinska, Nelson B Freimer Journal of Biology 2009, 8:71 (27 August 2009)

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Jasinska and Freimer discuss a recent paper in BMC Biology by Mackay and colleagues that reveals the complex genetics behind fruitfly aggression, with implications for the dissection of human behaviours

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