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Jana Balke

Freie Universität Berlin

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2

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Homozygosity destabilizes phenotypic robustness in clonal Drosophila mercatorum

Ayse Kahraman, Marlene Wirth, Hussein Hammoud, Mohammad Amine Reslan, Muhammad A Haidar, Gabriela Djuhadi, Thomas Mathejzyk, Eric T. Reifenstein, Jana Balke, Max von Kleist, Gerit Arne Linneweber

The paper shows that homozygosity in Drosophila mercatorum reduces phenotypic robustness, leading to increased developmental instability and reduced survival under stress.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Modality-specific circuits for skylight orientation in the fly visual system

Gizem Sancer, Emil Kind, Haritz Plazaola‐Sasieta, Jana Balke, Tuyen Danh Pham, Amr Hasan, Lucas O. Münch, Maximilien Courgeon, Thomas F. Mathejczyk, Mathias F. Wernet

The paper identifies modality-specific synaptic circuits in the fly's dorsal rim area that process linearly polarized skylight for orientation.

Current Biology · Aug 8, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience