9 diciembre 2014
Scientists have now discovered why the fruit fly Drosophila sechellia is adapted to the toxic fruits of the morinda tree. Drosophila sechellia females carry a mutation in a gene that inhibits egg production. The flies have very low levels of L-DOPA, a precursor of the hormone dopamine, which controls fertility; interestingly, large amounts of L-DOPA are contained in morinda fruits.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Zu8Z9uH_rGI/141209101259.htm
