1) Drosophila melanogaster 2) Fruit fly 3) Pomace fly
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1) Fruit fly
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{About|the entire genus|the most commonly used laboratory species|Drosophila melanogaster|the type-subgenus|Drosophila (subgenus)} Drosophila is a genus of small flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called `fruit flies` or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteri.....
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[subgenus] The paraphyletic subgenus Drosophila of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. ==Phylogeny== Most species are within three major groups, the virilis-repleta radiation, the immigrans-tripunctata radiation and the Hawaiian Drosophila. Additionally, several smaller species groups are recognized consis...
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genus of flies commonly known as vinegar flies but also misleadingly called fruit flies. See vinegar fly.[10 related articles]
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A genus of small, American flies, Diptera. The best known species is D. Melanogaster, often called the fruit fly, but more correctly termed the vinegar fly. First investigated by T.H.Morgan and his group, it has been extensively used in genetic studies. More recently it has been used for studies of embryonic development. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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A genus of small, American flies, Diptera. The best known species is D. melanogaster , often called the fruit fly, but more correctly termed the vinegar fly. First investigated by T.H.Morgan and his group, it has been extensively used in genetic studies. More recently it has been used for studies of embryonic development.
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Drosophila: The fruit fly. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, is a favorite model organism in genetics and developmental biology. See also: Drosophila genome.
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n] - small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
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Family of fruit flies with species Drosophila melanogaster (vinegar fly) and Drosophila suzukii (cherry vinegar fly) occurring in vineyards; see under vinegar fly. Vinegar Fly The vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is the most common species of insects belonging to the family of fruit flies. They are the most important and most frequently u...
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Drosophila melanogaster noun small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
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a fly of the genus Drosophila, esp. D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
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