The role of
fruitless
in specifying courtship behaviors across divergent
Drosophila
species
Christa A. Baker,
Xiao-Juan Guan,
Minseung Choi
et al.
Abstract:Sex-specific behaviors are critical for reproduction and species survival. The sex-specifically spliced transcription factor
fruitless
(
fru
) helps establish male courtship behaviors in invertebrates. Forcing male-specific
fru
(
fruM
) splicing in
Drosophila melanogaster
females produces male-typical behaviors while disrupting female-specific behaviors. However, whether
fru
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