Genetics of alcohol consumption in Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Individual variation in alcohol consumption in human populations is determined by genetic, environmental, social and cultural factors. In contrast to humans, genetic contributions to complex behavioral phenotypes can be readily dissected in Drosophila, where both the genetic background and environment can be controlled and behaviors quantified through simple high-throughput assays. Here, we measured voluntary consumption of ethanol in ?3000 individuals of each sex from an advanced intercross population derived from 37 lines of the Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel. Extreme quantitative trait loci mapping identified 385 differentially segregating allelic variants located in or near 291 genes at P?

SUBMITTER: Fochler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667673 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature