Drosophila melanogaster
E101765
Drosophila melanogaster is a small fruit fly species widely used as a model organism in genetics and developmental biology research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drosophila melanogaster canonical | 12 |
| Drosophila | 1 |
Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fruit fly
ⓘ
model organism ⓘ species ⓘ |
| adultLifespan | about 1 to 2 months under laboratory conditions ⓘ |
| approximateGeneCount | about 14000 protein-coding genes ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist |
Alfred Sturtevant
ⓘ
Herman J. Muller ⓘ
surface form:
Hermann Joseph Muller
Thomas Hunt Morgan ⓘ |
| behavior |
courtship song produced by wing vibration
ⓘ
negative geotaxis ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 2 to 3 millimeters ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 4 pairs of chromosomes ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
common fruit fly
ⓘ
vinegar fly ⓘ |
| culturedIn | vials or bottles with agar-based food medium ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Wilhelm Meigen ⓘ |
| developmentType | holometabolous metamorphosis ⓘ |
| diet | yeast on rotting fruit ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | on fermenting fruit surfaces ⓘ |
| embryogenesisDuration | about 24 hours at 25 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red in wild type ⓘ |
| family | Drosophilidae ⓘ |
| fertilizationType | internal fertilization ⓘ |
| geneEditingMethod |
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology
ⓘ
surface form:
CRISPR-Cas9
|
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genomeSize | approximately 180 megabase pairs ⓘ |
| genus | Drosophila ⓘ |
| hasBalancerChromosomes | true ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkDiscovery |
discovery of sex-linked inheritance
ⓘ
homeotic genes and Hox clusters ⓘ mapping of genes to chromosomes ⓘ segmentation genes in development ⓘ |
| hasModelOrganismStatus |
classical model organism
ⓘ
genetic model organism ⓘ |
| hasMutantCollection | extensive mutant lines available ⓘ |
| hasOnlineResource |
FlyBase
ⓘ
modENCODE project ⓘ |
| hasPolyteneChromosomes | true ⓘ |
| hasReferenceGenome | true ⓘ |
| hasSexualDimorphism | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| labStrain |
Canton-S
ⓘ
Oregon-R ⓘ |
| larvalInstars | three larval instars ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| maleCharacteristic |
darker posterior abdomen
ⓘ
sex combs on forelegs ⓘ |
| modelFor |
Mendelian inheritance
ⓘ
axon guidance ⓘ chromosome theory of inheritance ⓘ embryonic patterning ⓘ innate immunity ⓘ learning and memory ⓘ linkage and recombination ⓘ metabolic disorders ⓘ neurodegenerative diseases ⓘ synaptic development ⓘ |
| naturalHabitat |
decaying vegetation
ⓘ
fermenting fruit ⓘ |
| notableGene |
Antennapedia complex
ⓘ
Notch ⓘ bithorax complex ⓘ hedgehog ⓘ period ⓘ white ⓘ wingless ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| odorResponse | attracted to ethanol-containing substrates ⓘ |
| order | Diptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| ploidy | diploid ⓘ |
| polyteneChromosomesTissue | salivary glands of larvae ⓘ |
| pupalDuration | about 4 to 5 days at 25 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchFacility | the Fly Room at Columbia University ⓘ |
| sexChromosomeSystem | XY sex-determination system ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | around 25 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| transgenesisMethod |
P-element mediated transformation
ⓘ
phiC31 integrase system ⓘ |
| typicalGenerationTime | about 10 days at 25 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aging research
ⓘ
behavioral genetics research ⓘ circadian rhythm research ⓘ developmental biology research ⓘ evolutionary biology research ⓘ genetics research ⓘ neurobiology research ⓘ population genetics ⓘ toxicology research ⓘ |
| wingType | two functional wings ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1830 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Drosophila
subject surface form:
Survival motor neuron protein