Computer graphics contour map representing a mathematical function which describes the resetting of a circadian (24-hour) body clock by timed exposure to light. Here,the subject is eclosion in a population of Drosophila,the fruit fly. Eclosion is the event when the adult fly emerges from its pupal case. Embryonic fruit flies do not automatically have functioning clocks; flies raised from conception in constant darkness at constant temperature show no preference of a particular hour to emerge. However,a single flash of light may start all the embryonic clocks in the population,with adults subsequently emerging in bursts every 24 hours | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / PROF. ARTHUR WINFREE |
Taille de l’image : | 5179 px × 3108 px |
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