Preferred Name

Drosophila
Synonyms
Definitions

A genus of small, American flies, Diptera. The best known species is D. Melanogaster, often called the fruit fly, but more correctly termed the vinegar fly. First investigated by T.H.Morgan and his group, it has been extensively used in genetic studies. More recently it has been used for studies of embryonic development.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14202

code

C14202

definition

A genus of small, American flies, Diptera. The best known species is D. Melanogaster, often called the fruit fly, but more correctly termed the vinegar fly. First investigated by T.H.Morgan and his group, it has been extensively used in genetic studies. More recently it has been used for studies of embryonic development.

label

Drosophila

Legacy Concept Name

Drosophila

NCBI_Taxon_ID

7227

Preferred_Name

Drosophila

prefixIRI

NCIT:C14202

prefLabel

Drosophila

Semantic_Type

Eukaryote

UMLS_CUI

C0013138

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14197

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