The complex genetic basis of simple behavior.
Genetic approaches to dissecting complex traits in animal models increasingly use transcript levels as a molecular phenotype and as validation for predictions of gene function. A recent study in BMC Biology using these approaches shows the complexity of the genetic contribution to aggressive behavior in Drosophila.
Jasinska
Anna J
AJ
Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Freimer
Nelson B
NB
D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D017344:Genes, Insect; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D006801:Humans; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable