Takahashi, A., Takahashi, K., Ueda, R., Takano-Shimizu, T. (2007). Natural variation of ebony gene controlling thoracic pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 177(2): 1233--1237.
FlyBase ID
FBrf0205130
Publication Type
Research paper
Abstract
We identified the causal genetic variation for the difference in the thoracic trident pigmentation intensity between two wild-derived strains of Drosophila melanogaster. It was found to be the difference in expression level of ebony, which codes for an enzyme in the melanin-synthesis pathway and has pleiotropic effects on vision and behavior.
