Drosophila virilis
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Drosophila virilis is a species of fruit fly commonly used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drosophila virilis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18783768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drosophila virilis Context triple: [Drosophilidae, includesTaxon, Drosophila virilis]
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A.
Drosophila simulans
Drosophila simulans is a species of fruit fly widely used as a genetic and evolutionary model organism closely related to Drosophila melanogaster.
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B.
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Drosophila pseudoobscura is a species of fruit fly widely used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology research.
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C.
Drosophila
Drosophila is a genus of small fruit flies widely used as model organisms in genetics and developmental biology research.
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D.
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster is a small fruit fly species widely used as a model organism in genetics and developmental biology research.
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E.
Ramphocelus melanogaster
Ramphocelus melanogaster is a species of tanager, a small colorful passerine bird native to parts of South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drosophila virilis Target entity description: Drosophila virilis is a species of fruit fly commonly used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology research.
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A.
Drosophila simulans
Drosophila simulans is a species of fruit fly widely used as a genetic and evolutionary model organism closely related to Drosophila melanogaster.
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B.
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Drosophila pseudoobscura is a species of fruit fly widely used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology research.
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C.
Drosophila
Drosophila is a genus of small fruit flies widely used as model organisms in genetics and developmental biology research.
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D.
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster is a small fruit fly species widely used as a model organism in genetics and developmental biology research.
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E.
Ramphocelus melanogaster
Ramphocelus melanogaster is a species of tanager, a small colorful passerine bird native to parts of South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.