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drosophila

/drəˈsɒf.ɪ.lə/

Traduction: Petite mouche des fruits, en particulier du genre Drosophila, largement utilisée en génétique pour étudier les mécanismes fondamentaux de l'hérédité.

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noun

/drəˈsɒf.ɪ.lə/C1formalscientific
  • frPetite mouche des fruits, en particulier du genre Drosophila, largement utilisée en génétique pour étudier les mécanismes fondamentaux de l'hérédité.

A small fruit fly, particularly of the genus Drosophila, widely used in genetic research to study fundamental mechanisms of inheritance.

  1. C1formalscientific

    A small fruit fly of the genus Drosophila, especially Drosophila melanogaster, widely used in genetic research due to its short life cycle and simple genome.

    frDrosophile

    • Thomas Hunt Morgan used drosophila to discover the basic mechanisms of inheritance.
    • Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism in developmental biology.
    • Researchers observed mutations in drosophila to study gene function.

    Synonymesfruit flyvinegar fly

Formes
  • drosophilae plural form
  • drosophilas plural form
  • drosophilae' possessive plural form
  • drosophilas' possessive plural form
  • drosophila's possessive singular form