Drosophila melanogaster

Definitions of Drosophila melanogaster
  1. noun
    small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
    synonyms: drosophila
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    type of:
    fruit fly, pomace fly
    any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
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