Pleiotropic effects of ebony and tan on pigmentation and cuticular hydrocarbon composition in Drosophila melanogaster
Jonathan H. Massey, Noriyoshi Akiyama, Tanja Bien, Klaus Dreisewerd, Patricia Jean Wittkopp, Joanne Y. Yew, Aya Takahashi
This study shows that the pigmentation genes ebony and tan in Drosophila also influence cuticular hydrocarbon composition, with loss-of-function mutants showing distinct CHC profiles.
Frontiers in Physiology · May 1, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics