Some members of this genus, whose name derives from the Greek for "dew loving," include bifurca, immigrans, and simulans.
Some members of this genus, whose name derives from the Greek for "dew loving," include bifurca, immigrans, and simulans. Bifurca is well known for having the longest sperm cells of any organism, while the genes aubergine, cheap date, I'm not dead yet, and Antennapedia are affiliated with the more common melanogaster  variety. Thomas Hunt Morgan used this model organism to study epistasis and sex-linked inheritance. FTP, name this genus that is commonly used for genetics research because of its high reproduction rate and easy care.
Some members of this genus, whose name derives from the Greek for "dew loving," include bifurca, immigrans, and simulans.
Drosophila or fruit fly