Genetics and molecular biology of rhythms in Drosophila and other insects /

• Main Author: Hall, Jeffrey C.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego : Academic Press, Ã2003.
• Series: Advances in genetics ; v. 48.
• Subjects: Biological rhythms.; Insects > Genetics.; Insects > Molecular aspects.; Drosophila > Genetics.; Drosophila > Molecular aspects.; Electronic books.

Biological rhythms, such as the sleep-wake cycle or circadian clock, are an intriguing aspect of biology. The regulation of daily rhythmicity has long been a mystery, up until the mid-1980's when a key gene in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, was molecularly identified. Genetic and molecu...