Associations to the word «Drosophila»

Wiktionary

DROSOPHILA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae   — the fruit flies.
DROSOPHILA, noun. Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila
DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Drosophilidae   — a fruit fly often used in genetic and other experiments.

Dictionary definition

DROSOPHILA, noun. Small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance.

Wise words

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