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. 1976 May;73(5):1684–1688. doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.5.1684

dunce, a mutant of Drosophila deficient in learning.

Y Dudai, Y N Jan, D Byers, W G Quinn, S Benzer
PMCID: PMC430364  PMID: 818641

Abstract

Normal Drosophilia learn to avoid an odorant associated with electric shock. An X-linked mutant, dunce, has been isolated that fails to display this learning in spite of being able to sense the odorant and electric shock and showing essentially normal behavior in other respects.

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