title: The complex genetic basis of simple behavior.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jasinska
authors.forename: Nelson B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Freimer
mesh_terms: 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