The use of Drosophila melanogaster for studies of toxicology has grown considerably in the
last decade. The Drosophila model has long been appreciated as a versatile and powerful …

Understanding the genetic architecture (causal molecular variants, their effects, and
frequencies) of quantitative traits is important for precision agriculture and medicine and …

Fruit flies of the genus Drosophila have been an attractive and effective genetic model
organism since Thomas Hunt Morgan and colleagues made seminal discoveries with them …

Abstract Background The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue, Zika,
chikungunya and yellow fever viruses. This major disease vector is thought to have arisen …

The Drosophila melanogaster foraging (for) gene is a well-established example of a gene
with major effects on behavior and natural variation. This gene is best known for underlying …

Dietary restriction (DR) delays aging, but the mechanism remains unclear. We identified
polymorphisms in mtd, the fly homolog of OXR1, which influenced lifespan and mtd …

Behaviors associated with reproduction are major contributors to the evolutionary success of
organisms and are subject to many evolutionary forces, including natural and sexual …

Gene expression profiles potentially hold valuable information for the prediction of breeding
values and phenotypes. In this study, the utility of transcriptome data for phenotype …

Behavioral responses are influenced by knowledge acquired during the lifetime of an
individual and by predispositions transmitted across generations. Establishing the origin of …

The genetic factors that give rise to variation in susceptibility to environmental toxins remain
largely unexplored. Studies on genetic variation in susceptibility to environmental toxins are …