drosophila
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dro·soph·i·la
(drō-sŏf'ə-lə, drə-) 
n.
Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used extensively in genetic research.
n.
Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used extensively in genetic research.
[New Latin Drosophila, genus name : Greek drosos, dew + New Latin -phila, feminine of -philus, -phile.]
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drosophila
Any member of about 1,000 species in the dipteran genus Drosophila, commonly known as fruit flies but also called vinegar flies. Some species, particularly D. melanogaster, are used extensively in laboratories for experiments on genetics and evolution because they are easy to raise and have a short life cycle (less than two weeks at room temperature). More data have been collected concerning the genetics of Drosophila than for any other animal. In the wild, its larvae live in rotting or damaged fruits or in fungi or fleshy flowers.
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Drosophila
a genus of small dipterous insects that includes the fruit fly, D. melanogaster, also known as vinegar fly or banana fly. This is much used in genetic research because of the giant chromosomes, which occur in the cells of its salivary glands, and because of its short life cycle.
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