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Drosophilidae

A family of the order DIPTERA. These flies are generally found around decaying vegetation and fruit. Several species, because of their short life span, giant salivary gland chromosomes, and ease of culturing, have been used extensively in studies of heredity.

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A family of the order DIPTERA. These flies are generally found around decaying vegetation and fruit. Several species, because of their short life span, giant salivary gland chromosomes, and ease of culturing, have been used extensively in studies of heredity.

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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a family of Diptera; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drosophilidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018428
  2. Drosophilidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophilidae
  3. Drosophilidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054318