Brain Byte

Drosophila melanogaster

  • Published7 Oct 2020
  • Author Calli McMurray
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Not every fly is a nuisance. Insights from Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, reveal how genes influence development and disease progression.

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Drosophila melanogaster brain byte
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Simmons, H. (2019, February 26). Drosophila as a Model Organism. Retrieved September 28, 2020, from News-Medical.net website: https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Drosophila-as-a-Model-Organism.aspx

An introduction to fruit flies. (2017, July 11). Retrieved September 28, 2020, from https://depts.washington.edu/cberglab/wordpress/outreach/an-introduction-to-fruit-flies/

Markow, T. A. (2015). The secret lives of Drosophila flies. ELife, 4, e06793. doi: 10.7554/eLife.06793

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