Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (an insect of the order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the " vinegar fly", " pomace fly", [a] [5] or " banana fly". [6] .

The fruit flies in this exhibit show just a few of the mutations that occur in natural fruit fly populations. The genetic instructions to build a fruit fly-or any other organism-are imprinted in its DNA, a long, threadlike molecule packaged in bundles called chromosomes.

Dec 2, 2018 · Although Pax6 plays important roles in cell differentiation, proliferation, and patterning during the development of these systems, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, Pax6 also functions in a range of tissues, including the eye and brain.

Aug 1, 2018 · The compound eyes of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster are derived from a pair of epithelial sacs called eye-antennal discs (Ferris, 1950; Haynie and Bryant, 1986). The precursor cells that give rise to the eye initiate their development during mid-embryogenesis by invaginating from the surface ectoderm and fusing with several other cell ...

Jan 31, 1997 · In a startling experiment reported 2 years ago, Swiss biologists caused surplus eyes to sprout on fruit flies' wings, legs, and antennae--all by manipulating a single gene. Now researchers have found a second fruit fly gene that can duplicate this grotesque feat.

Feb 8, 2025 · Title: Integrative genomic analysis reveals novel regulatory mechanisms of eyeless during Drosophila eye development. This study set Hipk and the master regulators Toy and Ey in an enzyme-substrate relationship.

Jan 24, 2023 · Left: Adult fruit flies normally have compound eyes – essentially ~750 mini eyes, called ommatidia, arranged in a lattice (left). The eyes of flies with mutations in the eyeless gene are either very small or completely missing (right).

Jan 31, 1997 · Two years ago, biologists thought they had identified a master control gene for eyes, a gene called eyeless that apparently could single-handedly cause surplus eyes to sprout from wings and antennae of fruit flies.

Dec 8, 2016 · Within the developing retina eya is expressed in a dynamic pattern and is involved in tissue specification/determination, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell fate choice. In this report we explore the mechanisms by which eya expression is spatially and temporally governed in …

Mar 24, 1995 · Focusing on the eyeless Gene: Activating eyeless induces formation of full-fledged eyes in fruit fly wings, legs, and other tissues. This suggests it may be a "master control gene" for eye development. You can view the full content in the …