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Drosophila melanogaster
(redirected from Common fruit fly)

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Noun1.Drosophila melanogaster - small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritanceDrosophila melanogaster - small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
fruit fly, pomace fly - any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
genus Drosophila - a genus of Drosophilidae


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2) Working with the common fruit fly, investigators conducted a simple experiment.
Chalk up yet another surprise from the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, which serves as the quintessential model for investigating genetics and many diseases.
Researchers who modified a gene of the common fruit fly found the insect's shrunken cells reproduced at a far slower rate than normal.
 
 
 
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