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THE outbreak of war brought to a standstill a programme of experimental investigations into the genetics of behaviour patterns among Drosophila mutants in the laboratory of the senior author of this note. The end. in view was threefold: (a) to take advantage of structural modifications of putative receptor organs by mutation as a basis for exploring their functions ; (b) to gain knowledge of reproductive behaviour requisite to further investigation of assortative mating ; (c) to standardize the genetic variables affecting behaviour patterns as a basis for inquiries of either type. Recently it has been possible to make a fresh start. The object of this preliminary note is to indicate some positive conclusions about the localization of chemoreceptivity by study of the reactions of mutants with antenna defects or abnormalities, more especially antennaless, discovered by Gordon and Sang1, and aristapedia.
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13 November 1943
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Gordon, C., and Sang, J. S., Proc. Roy, Soc., B, 130, 151 (1941).
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BEGG, M., HOGBEN, L. Localization of Chemoreceptivity in Drosophila. Nature 152, 535 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152535a0
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