Table 1.

Olfactory avoidance for all genotypes used in this study

OctMchBenMes
24°C32°C24°C32°C24°C32°C24°C32°C
c305a-gal4/uas-shits0.63 ± 0.080.67 ± 0.060.82 ± 0.070.79 ± 0.090.89 ± 0.040.84 ± 0.120.56 ± 0.050.60 ± 0.04
1471-gal4/uas-shits0.73 ± 0.090.71 ± 0.070.90 ± 0.040.92 ± 0.10.81 ± 0.040.81 ± 0.030.55 ± 0.040.60 ± 0.1
c739-gal4/uas-shits0.71 ± 0.040.70 ± 0.030.97 ± 0.070.95 ± 0.030.76 ± 0.050.74 ± 0.060.69 ± 0.080.71 ± 0.09
247-gal4/uas-shits0.54 ± 0.080.57 ± 0.040.69 ± 0.070.71 ± 0.11NDNDNDND
24°C30°C24°C30°C24°C30°C24°C30°C
c305a-gal4/uas-kir2.1;tub-gal80ts0.65 ± 0.040.69 ± 0.080.79 ± 0.040.77 ± 0.050.93 ± 0.030.87 ± 0.10.71 ± 0.050.69 ± 0.08
R28H05-gal4/uas-kir2.1;tub-gal80ts0.69 ± 0.030.71 ± 0.10.65 ± 0.080.62 ± 0.120.84 ± 0.080.81 ± 0.110.57 ± 0.090.60 ± 0.08
  • No significant difference was found at different temperatures for any genotype tested. For flies of the genotype c305a-gal4/uas-kir2.1;tub-gal80ts, the avoidance was tested at 24°C and compared to avoid flies subjected to a pretreatment of 6 h at 30°C.