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Inheritance of pheromone profiles from aged D. melanogaster

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: males and females change their social spacing. Flies are initially more social, but reduce sociability as they grow older. This preferred social space is inherited in their progeny. Here, we report that in females, the profiles of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC), which are known to promote social interaction between individuals, similarly are affected by age. Importantly, for a subset of those CHC, the progeny's CHC levels are comparable to those of their parents, suggesting that parental age influences offspring CHC expression. Those data establish a foundation to identify the relationship between CHC levels and social spacing, and to understand the mechanisms of the inheritance of complex traits.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000459

Authors: Samuel G Brown, Dova B Brenman-Suttner, Abigail G McInnes, Katlynn Lew, Amanda J Moehring, Johannes H Bauer, Anne F Simon

Institutions: California State University, Sacramento, Western University

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3205751126

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