I am searching literature about Drosophila mutant identification. can anyone suggest me books or papers related to Drosophila mutant identification and their maintenance...?
I also need previous published work on mutant identification related to learning in Drosophila.
Hi Manish,
You would be best off reading some of the classical papers of EB Lewis, Weischaus, Nusslein-Volhard and Waddington.
There is also this good introduction to fly genetics which you should read: http://www.cshlpress.com/default.tpl?cart=141132825824595004&fromlink=T&linkaction=full&linksortby=oop_title&--eqSKUdatarq=469
Mutant identification is based on genetic screens to analyse specific phenotypes of a particular developmental organ or time. You will hence need to know first and foremost how genetic screens are conducted to identify different mutations (dominant, recessive, sex-linked etc.). Secondly you should read up on the balancer chromosomes used in fly genetics.
All of this will be contained in exhaustive literature spanning decades of research but if you start from the historic papers, you'd be in good hands.
Goodluck.
Try to check this reference, it was extremely helpful for me:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23390611
@ Navneet
Can you send me a PDF copy of Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics...?
Thank You
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