The effects of dopamine pathway mutations on Drosophila melanogaster grooming and courtship behaviors.

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Superson, Michaela R.

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2013-09-17

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Undergraduate research. , Undergraduate thesis.

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The dopaminergic pathway can be manipulated in Drosophila melanogaster through a dopamine inhibitor (3-iodo-tyrosine) or a drug that rescues dopamine levels (L-DOPA). Three different fruit flies, wild-type, ebony, and catsup, were exposed to different dopamine levels. It was found that the dopamine mutants, ebony and catsup, were more affected by dopamine manipulation than wild-type flies.

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56 leaves ; 29 cm.
Thesis--Departmental honors in Neuroscience.
Bibliography: leaves 53-56.

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Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.)

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