Conditional Silencing Allows Researchers to Test Whether Particular Sets of Neurons

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Essay

Conditional silencing allows researchers to test whether particular sets of neurons are required for specific behaviors. You suspect that a set of neurons expressing a gene called drifter might be involved in Drosophila courtship. Describe the tools that you would need and the experiments (and controls) that you would use to test your hypothesis.

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