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Drosophila /Dro·soph·i·la/ (dro-sof´il-ah) a genus of fruit flies. D. melanogas´ter is a small species used extensively in experimental genetics. Drosophila [drōsof′ilə] Etymology: Gk, drosos, dew, philein, to love a genus of fly, which includes Drosophila melanogaster, the Mediterranean fruit fly. It is useful in genetic experiments because of the large chromosomes found in its salivary glands and its sensitivity to environmental effects, such as exposure to radiation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To locate the carbon dioxide-sensing genes, Leslie Vosshall of the Rockefeller Institute in New York and her colleagues worked with Drosophila melanogaster. ``The work we're doing involves mutant Drosophila -- fruit flies. Details of the joint research are available in the online issue of Nature Immunology, which was published on June 11, under the title "PGRP-LC and PGRP-LE play essential yet distinct roles in the drosophila immune response to monomeric DAP-type peptidoglycan". |
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