Table 1.

Task-relevant sensory behaviors

GenotypeBenzaldehyde (1×)Octanol (1×)Electric shock (90 V)
w111883.39 ± 4.3074.05 ± 2.7394.17 ± 1.46
dfmr13/+94.09 ± 1.4282.57 ± 4.0989.95 ± 5.45
dfmr13, RES/+88.46 ± 2.7880.28 ± 3.5491.95 ± 2.05
dfmr13, FS/+90.82 ± 4.3978.89 ± 5.1894.11 ± 2.32
dnc1/+84.75 ± 1.6089.78 ± 3.9086.88 ± 7.16
dnc1/+; dfmr13/+83.46 ± 4.5393.54 ± 1.7789.77 ± 3.19
dfmr13, mGluR-R/+68.18 ± 2.1980.71 ± 4.3693.03 ± 1.50
c772-Gal4/+; Gal80ts/dfmr13, mGluR-R69.41 ± 2.2184.43 ± 1.4689.16 ± 1.75
elav-Gal4/+; Gal80ts/dfmr13, mGluR-R63.72 ± 1.8989.40 ± 1.6988.50 ± 3.05
dfmr1-R/+60.15 ± 1.7388.24 ± 2.1888.16 ± 2.63
c772-Gal4/dfmr1-R +; Gal80ts/+78.66 ± 4.2683.49 ± 2.9182.56 ± 1.65
elav-Gal4/+; dfmr1-R/+; Gal80ts/+73.88 ± 3.8989.83 ± 1.7088.12 ± 2.06
dfmr1-R/+; MB247-Gal4/+68.54 ± 3.8489.42 ± 4.3189.28 ± 2.73
dfmr1-R/+; NP1131-Gal4/+69.21 ± 2.7879.14 ± 4.6180.70 ± 1.76
dfmr1-R/+; c507-Gal4/+62.43 ± 4.0982.30 ± 3.9183.87 ± 4.26
dfmr13, UAS-dfmr1/+69.01 ± 4.6188.91 ± 4.5983.34 ± 3.21
  • Avoidance of benzaldehyde and octanol versus air and of the 90 V electric footshock. The performances of the experimental animals were not significantly lower than those of controls. The groupings indicate animals used for each comparison and their relevant controls. w1118 served as controls for experiments involving dnc1/+ as well.