Meaning of DROSOPHILA
| Pronunciation: | | drow'sâfulu
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[n] small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance |
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DROSOPHILA is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | Drosophila melanogaster |
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| | See Also: | | fruit fly, genus Drosophila, pomace fly | |
| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A genus of small flies which are extensively used as test animals to study genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology. The most well-known species used is Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly. |
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