Markow T A, Smith W L
Genetics. 1977 Feb;85(2):273-8. doi: 10.1093/genetics/85.2.273.
Phototaxis mazes have been employed to select photopositive and photonegative strains of Drosophila simulans. The results suggest that phototactic behavior in D. simulans, as in other Drosophila species, is a polygenic trait. Hybridization using divergent strains revealed that the genes controlling negative phototactic behavior in D. simulans are autosomal, as opposed to D. melanogaster in which negative phototactic behavior is known to be very strongly sex-linked.
趋光性迷宫已被用于筛选拟暗果蝇的趋光阳性和趋光阴性品系。结果表明，拟暗果蝇的趋光行为，与其他果蝇物种一样，是一种多基因性状。使用不同品系进行杂交表明，控制拟暗果蝇负趋光行为的基因是常染色体基因，这与黑腹果蝇不同，在黑腹果蝇中，负趋光行为已知与性别有很强的关联。
