Drosophila melanogaster is a small fly that is often found near fruit. They are often know as fruit or vinegar flies. The flies have red eyes and are a yellowish color.
They are small, fly-like and eats fruit.
Drosophila melanogaster was created in 1830.
Drosophila melanogaster
"Drosophila" refers to the genus of small flies, while "melanogaster" translates to "black stomach" in Greek, describing the fly's characteristic black abdomen. The scientific name, Drosophila melanogaster, reflects the prominent physical features of this species.
Drosophila melanogaster
John Thomas Patterson has written: 'Gynandromorphs in Drosophila melanogaster' -- subject(s): Chromosomes, Drosophila melanogaster, Heredity
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: DipteraSuborder: BrachyceraFamily: DrosophilidaeSubfamily: DrosophilinaeGenus: Drosophila
The common fruitfly.
Drosophila melanogaster
M. Spindler-Barth has written: 'Drosophila melanogaster' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Development, Genetics, Drosophila melanogaster
Helen Redfield has written: 'The maternal inheritance of a sex-limited lethal effect in Drosophila melanogaster' -- subject(s): Drosophila melanogaster, Heredity
Drosophila melanogaster
Calvin B. Bridges has written: 'The third-chromosome group of mutant characters of Drosophila melanogaster' -- subject(s): Drosophila melanogaster, Heredity