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dro·soph·i·la

D0398300 (drə-sŏf′ə-lə)n. Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used extensively in genetic research.

[New Latin Drosophila, genus name : Greek drosos, dew + New Latin -phila, feminine of -philus, -phile.]

drosophila

(drɒˈsɒfɪlə) n, pl -las or -lae (-ˌliː) (Animals) 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 called: fruit fly or vinegar fly [C19: New Latin, from Greek drosos dew, water + -phila; see -phile]

fruit′ fly`

n. 1. any of numerous small, black or steely green flies of the family Tephritidae, whose eggs are deposited in fruit for the larvae to feed on after hatching. 2. Also called drosophila. any of numerous similar yellowish flies of the family Drosophilidae, which feed on the yeasts of fermenting fruit used in laboratory studies. [1745–55]

dro·soph·i·la

(drō-sŏf′ə-lə) Any of various small fruit flies, one species of which is used extensively in breeding experiments in genetic research to study patterns of inheritance.

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drosophila - small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritanceDrosophila melanogasterfruit fly, pomace fly - any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruitsgenus Drosophila - a genus of Drosophilidae

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Drosophiladrosophile

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Drosophila:

see fruit flyfruit fly,
common name for any of the flies of the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae. All fruit flies are very small insects that lay their eggs in various plant tissues.
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Drosophila

a genus of insects of the family Drosophilidae. The genus consists of small insects (about 3.5 mm long) with a bulging body and, as a rule, red eyes. Drosophila is distributed all over the world, with 25 species in the USSR. It is found everywhere, especially in vegetable and fruit storehouses. The larvae develop mainly in fermenting, frequently semiliquid, plant residues. Because of the ease with which they can be raised in the laboratory, the rapidity of their development, and the distinctness of segregation of species in the offspring, several species, chiefly the common banana fly (D. melanogaster), became a major object of genetics research after the work of the American scientist T. Morgan. Mutagenesis was studied quantitatively in Drosophila, and the first experimental mutations were induced in it. In nature, Drosophila is important as a carrier of yeast fungi.

drosophila

(drə-sŏf′ə-lə)n. Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used extensively in genetic research.

drosophila

A small fly of the genus Drosophila , especially the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster which has been used for many years in genetic research mainly because of its four conspicuous chromosomes and relatively few and obvious characteristics.

Drosophila

fruit fly

any small dipterous fly (see DIPTERAN of the genus Drosophila, which has been used extensively in genetical investigations. D. melanogaster is probably the best-understood animal in terms of inheritance studies.

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noun small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

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