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drosophila
[ droh-sof-uh-luh, druh- ]
noun
- a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
drosophila
/ drɒˈsɒfɪlə /
noun
- any small dipterous fly of the genus Drosophila, esp D. melanogaster, a species widely used in laboratory genetics studies: family Drosophilidae. They feed on plant sap, decaying fruit, etc Also calledfruit flyvinegar fly
drosophila
/ drō-sŏf′ə-lə /
- Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, one species of which ( D. melanogaster ) is used extensively in genetic research to study patterns of inheritance and the functions of genes.
Word History and Origins
Origin of drosophila1
Word History and Origins
Origin of drosophila1
Example Sentences
Everyone has a mosquito story they want to tell her—not like when she was studying drosophila, the fruit fly.
Morgan and his pupils have observed over 130 mutations in a fly Drosophila.
The most extensive and conclusive experiments along this line are those by Morgan on the fruit fly Drosophila.
The normal red-eyed Drosophila has one kind of eggs, each possessing one X chromosome.
Such a case is that recently described by Morgan in America for the pomace fly (Drosophila ampelophila).
Again, a mutant stock in the fruit fly (Drosophila) has as its most marked characteristic very short wings.
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