The directive influence of light upon Drosophila melanogaster Meig and some of its eye mutants

Brown, Frank A.; Hall, B. Vincent

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“…Behavioural geneticists credit vision scientists with initiating the search for such associations (Greenspan, 2008), in early visual studies of phototaxis and octomotor responses in flies (Brown & Hall, 1936; Gavel, 1939; Kalmus, 1943; Hecht & Wald, 1934). As we noted above, advances in molecular genetics made it possible to identify and sequence the photopigment genes (e.g., Nathans, Piantanida, Eddy, Shows, & Hogness, 1986; Nathans et al, 1986).…”

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Individual differences in visual science: What can be learned and what is good experimental practice?

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We all pass out our lives in private perceptual worlds. The differences in our sensory and perceptual experiences often go unnoticed until there emerges a variation (such as ‘The Dress’) that is large enough to generate different descriptions in the coarse coinage of our shared language. In this essay, we illustrate how individual differences contribute to a richer understanding of visual perception, but we also indicate some potential pitfalls that face the investigator who ventures into the field.

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Individual differences in visual science: What can be learned and what is good experimental practice?

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“…Single-gene and chromosome studies have revealed that the mediating mechanism in part responsible for flight toward light is the number of ommatidia (eye facets) stimulated by light. Brown and Hall (1936) found in different genotypes that the rank order relation of light-positive responses and complexity of visual receptors is red full > white full > white bar > red bar. The bar genes in particular reduce eye size and photopositive reactions.…”

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Reply to Wilcock on gene action and behavior.

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1971

Psychological Bulletin

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A thorough review of single-gene studies of behavior was recently published by Wilcock. His evaluation is that most studies are "trivial" in that they concentrate on obvious peripheral mechanisms without deep psychological meaning. The evaluation neglects that peripheral mechanisms often account for much of the normal range of variation, that single genes can be used to preset physiological parameters, and that simple explanations can prevent premature neurologizing.

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“…Some of the first steps in the direction of genetic dissection of behavior were taken in studies of phototaxis and optomotor response. Brown and Hall [31] at the University of Illinois studied white and Bar mutants' phototactic responses. They systematically studied the effects of varying light intensity and wavelength, generating data on the threshold of a fly's response as well as an action spectrum.…”

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The origins of behavioral genetics

Greenspan

2008

Current Biology

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The passing of Seymour Benzer has inspired various retrospectives on his scientific career, and much attention has been paid to his inauguration of single-gene mutant studies of behavior in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. Studies of genes and behavior actually go back to the beginnings of genetics. The end of the era marked by Benzer's life offers a good opportunity to look back at the origins of the field he influenced so profoundly.

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The directive influence of light upon Drosophila melanogaster Meig and some of its eye mutants

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

Individual differences in visual science: What can be learned and what is good experimental practice?

Individual differences in visual science: What can be learned and what is good experimental practice?

Reply to Wilcock on gene action and behavior.

The origins of behavioral genetics

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