Abstract
The olfactory system of Drosophila is readily amenable to genetic dissection. The response to smell involves interaction between a chemical stimulant and the receptor surface, transduction, neural excitation, transmission across synapses and integration by the central nervous system finally leading to motor activity. By an appropriate choice of mutants, attention can be focussed on any one of this series of complex processes. In this paper I will describe the properties of olfactory mutations on the X-chromosome and compare the behavior of mutants with normal flies.
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Rodrigues, V. (1980). Olfactory Behavior of Drosophila Melanogaster . In: Siddiqi, O., Babu, P., Hall, L.M., Hall, J.C. (eds) Development and Neurobiology of Drosophila . Basic Life Sciences, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7968-3_26
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