drosophila
IPA: drˈɑsʌfˈiɫʌ
noun
- Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila
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Examples of "drosophila" in Sentences
- The drosophila is a type of fruit fly, a well-established genetic model.
- Morgan and Plough, * for example, have discovered that when a certain fly, called the drosophila, is subjected to extremes of heat or cold, the offspring show an unusually strong tendency to differ from the parents.
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