Genes and Genomic Searches

C. P. Kyriacou; E. Tauber

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-045337-8.00166-2

Genes and Genomic Searches

C. P. Kyriacou, E. Tauber

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Abstract

The genetic analysis of behavior has a long history, yet it is only 25 years since the first 'behavioral' genes were identified at the molecular level. These advances were based on prior genomic screens involving random chemical mutagenesis, initially in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster and then later in the mouse. Several 'forward genetic' techniques now exist to complement this basic approach, but 'reverse genetics,' whereby DNA or mRNA can be identified, targeted, and manipulated, can also be utilized to create mutant phenotypes. We provide some examples of the successes of these approaches involving circadian rhythms, sexual behavior, and aggression.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	12-20
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9780080453378
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-045337-8.00166-2
State	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Aggression
Circadian
Courtship
Epigenetics
Genetics
Genomics
Linkage
Maternal
Microarray
Mutagenesis
Phenotype
QTL
RNAi
Schizophrenia
Transcriptomics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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