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Drosophila melanogaster is a genetically and behaviorally tractable model system that has been used to understand the molecular and cellular basis of many important biological processes for over a century 1. Drosophila has been well exploited to gain insights into the genetic basis of fly behavior.
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Nichols, C. D., Becnel, J., Pandey, U. B. Methods to Assay Drosophila Behavior. J. Vis. Exp. (61), e3795, doi:10.3791/3795 (2012).
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