Brain and gonadal genes are differentially expressed inBicyclus anynanabutterfly larvae that learned a heritable novel food odor preference
V. Gowri,
Shen Tian,
Antónia Monteiro
Abstract:Bicyclus anynanabutterfly larvae learn to prefer novel odors added to their plant food and transmit those learned preferences to the next generation. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating the inheritance of this acquired preference remain unexplored. Here we examined how larval diet affected gene expression patterns in the larval brain as well as the gonads of adults to explore a potential genetic basis of this inheritance. We fedB. anynanalarvae leaves coated with a novel banana odor (isoamyl acetate),… Show more
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