Neurobiology of Egg-laying Behavior in <em>Drosophila</em>:<em> </em>Neural Control of the Female Reproductive System

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202306.1191.v2
• Publication Date: 2024-03-04T06:16:57Z
• Authors: Mehrnaz Afkhami

Egg-laying is one of the key aspects female reproductive behavior in insects. has been studied since dawn Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. The female&amp;rsquo;s internal state, hormones, and external factors, such nutrition, light, social environment, affect egg-laying output. However, only recently, neurobiological features have detail. Fruitless doublesex, two players sex determination pathway, become focal points identifying neurons significance both central peripheral nervous systems. tract terminalia house sensory that carry information egg maturation, mating egg-laying. These se include presence male accessory gland products mechanical stimuli. abdominal neuromere houses receive from tract, including peptide ganglion (SAGs), send their to brain. In brain, neuronal groups like aDNs pC1clusters modulate decision-making, other oviINs oviDNs are necessary for itself. Lastly, motor involved egg-laying, which mostly octopaminergic, reside orchestrate muscle movements required laying egg. control important various evolutionary processes cryptic choice, using different species can provide intriguing avenues future field.