Enhanced mate refusal in female Drosophila induced by a mutation in the spinster locus

Keiko Suzuki; Naoto Juni; Daisuke Yamamoto

doi:10.1303/aez.32.235

Enhanced mate refusal in female Drosophila induced by a mutation in the spinster locus

Keiko Suzuki, Naoto Juni, Daisuke Yamamoto

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Abstract

By screening Drosophila melanogaster strains harboring single P-element insertions for aberrant mating behavior, we isolated a mutant named spinster (spin^pl), in which the females had subnormal receptivity to copulation. The spin^pl females continuously display rejection behaviors typical of immature virgins such as decamping, kicking, and fending in response to courting males. Excision of the P-element inserted at 52E in the spin^pl mutant resulted in phenotypic reversion to wild-type, indicating that the spin locus at 52E is responsible for altered receptivity in the mutant females.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-243
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Entomology and Zoology
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1303/aez.32.235
Publication status	Published - 1997 Feb
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

D. Melanogaster
Insertional mutagenesis
Mating behavior
P-element
Receptivity

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