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drosophila

DEFINITIONS OF: drosophila

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n small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

Synonyms:
Drosophila melanogaster
Type of:
fruit fly, pomace fly
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
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