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A Strain of Drosophila Known as Dunce Produces One-Half the Amount

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A strain of Drosophila known as dunce produces one-half the amount of cAMP phosphodiesterase found in wild-type flies,which causes a learning defect.Another strain of Drosophila known as rutabaga produces a defective adenylyl cyclase protein (one of the AC types expressed in most cells)and also causes a learning defect.A dunce-rutabaga double mutant fly has relatively normal learning.Explain these curious observations.

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