Drosophila

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm_Meigen
gptkbp:describedYear 1830
gptkbp:developmentType about 10 days (Drosophila melanogaster)
gptkbp:diet decaying fruit
gptkbp:eyeColor gptkb:red_(wild_type)
gptkbp:family gptkb:Drosophilidae
gptkbp:genomeSequenced gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:habitat worldwide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drosophila
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage maggot
gptkbp:laysEggs females lay hundreds of eggs
gptkbp:lifespan few weeks
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 8 (Drosophila melanogaster)
gptkbp:modelOrganismFor developmental biology
genetics
neuroscience
gptkbp:mutationStudied gptkb:white_eye
yellow body
ebony body
vestigial wing
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Christiane_Nüsslein-Volhard
gptkb:Thomas_Hunt_Morgan
gptkb:Edward_B._Lewis
gptkb:Alfred_Sturtevant
gptkb:Hermann_Joseph_Muller
gptkb:Seymour_Benzer
gptkb:Eric_Wieschaus
gptkbp:notableFor ease of laboratory culture
genetic tractability
short generation time
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Drosophila_pseudoobscura
gptkb:Drosophila_simulans
gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:numberOfAxles two wings
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 1,500
gptkbp:order gptkb:Diptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Drosophila_funebris
gptkbp:usedFor study of behavior
study of circadian rhythms
study of embryonic development
study of gene mapping
study of inheritance
gptkbp:usedIn genetic research
Nobel Prize-winning research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5