Sex differences in Drosophila behavior: Qualitative and Quantitative Dimorphism.
Sex differences in Drosophila behavior: Qualitative and Quantitative Dimorphism.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cophys.2018.04.004
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发表时间：
2018-12
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Asahina K
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作者：
Asahina K
越来越多的研究人员认识到性别作为一个生物学变量的重要性，包括那些将黑腹果蝇作为模式生物的研究人员。两性之间的差异并不局限于众所周知的生殖行为，还包括被认为是两性“共同”的其他行为和生理特征。性别二态性可以分为“定性”和“定量”两类，本文综述了果蝇行为中定性和定量性别差异的遗传和神经生理基础的最新研究进展。虽然性别特异性行为通常由两性二态性神经回路介导，但定量的两性二态性是由一种共同神经元基质的性别特异性调节引起的。
The importance of sex as a biological variable is being recognized by more and more researchers, including those using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. Differences between the two sexes are not confined to well-known reproductive behaviors, but include other behaviors and physiological characteristics that are considered “common” to both sexes. It is possible to categorize sexual dimorphisms into “qualitative” and “quantitative” differences, and this review focuses on recent advances in elucidating genetic and neurophysiological basis of both qualitative and quantitative sex differences in Drosophila behavior. While sex-specific behaviors are often mediated by sexually dimorphic neural circuits, quantitative sexual dimorphism is caused by sex-specific modulation of a common neuronal substrate.