Courtship pattern shaped by emergence of a new gene in fruit flies

When a young gene known as sphinx is inactivated in the common fruit fly, it leads to increased male-male courtship, scientists report in the May 27, 2008, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news131041232.html">Courtship pattern shaped by emergence of a new gene in fruit flies</a></p> <p>When a young gene known as sphinx is inactivated in the common fruit fly, it leads to increased male-male courtship, scientists report in the May 27, 2008, issue of the <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>.</p>