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Modular genetic control of innate behaviors

Author(s) -

Xu Xiaohong

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

bioessays

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175

H-Index - 184

eISSN - 1521-1878

pISSN - 0265-9247

DOI - 10.1002/bies.201200167

Subject(s) - modularity (biology) , modular design , biology , function (biology) , mating , control (management) , communication , neuroscience , cognitive science , evolutionary biology , psychology , computer science , genetics , artificial intelligence , programming language

Many complex behaviors are genetically hardwired. Based on previous findings on genetic control of mating and other behaviors in invertebrate and mammalian systems, I suggest that genetic control of complex behaviors is modular: first, dedicated genes specify different behavioral patterns; secondly, separable genetic networks govern distinct behavioral components. I speculate that modular genetic encoding of complex behaviors may in part reflect modularity in brain development and function. Editor's suggested further reading in BioEssays From songs to synapses: Molecular mechanisms of birdsong memory Abstract

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