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VOL. 8, ISSUE 6 (2023)
Elucidating the functional role of olf413 gene in fertility and primary olfaction in Drosophila melanogaster
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Ravindrakumar Ramya, Baragur Venkatanarayanasetty Shyamala
Abstract

The olfactory system is an animal's capacity to identify and respond to odours, which might indicate the proximity of food or danger. Therefore, life-sustaining qualities like organismal lifespan and food consumption can be affected by organisms' appropriate behavioural reactions to these chemical signals. However, it is still difficult to completely decipher the genetic processes that underlie odour-guided behaviour, the corresponding responses in other characteristics, and the ways in which these either limit or drive their evolution. In order for the organism to engage with their surroundings, they need sensory systems. Sensory detection and subsequent processing of environmental signals govern a wide range of behaviours, including flight from a predator, courtship, and foraging. In the case of olfaction, organisms employ both unpleasant and desirable smell signals to identify and assess potential food sources. Further an animal's overall fitness is heavily dependent on its reproductive success. Drosophila melanogaster fertility and fecundity is commonly evaluated experimentally as the number of viable eggs produced as an indicator of reproductive success. The ability of a female to generate eggs is only one factor in reproductive success, but it is crucial since it limits how many offspring the female may have. Genetic basis and network underlying these adaptive traits are complex and very little understood.

In this study, we have investigated the role of gene olf413, a paralogue of the TβH gene in controlling these two important fitness traits: primary olfaction, and fertility. Our findings indicate that the loss of function of the olf413 gene, caused by olf413 knockdown, does not significantly affect primary olfactory response. However, we observed that the loss of function of the olf413 gene results in sterility in both males and females.
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Pages:38-43
How to cite this article:
Ravindrakumar Ramya, Baragur Venkatanarayanasetty Shyamala "Elucidating the functional role of <i>olf413</i> gene in fertility and primary olfaction in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 6, 2023, Pages 38-43
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