Flightless fruit fly
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flightless-fruit-fly-197-1519649
title:
Flightless fruit fly
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Flightless fruit flies encompass a variety of different species of fly, such as Drosophila melanogaster, Bactrocera cucurbitae, Bactrocera dorsalis, and Drosophila hydei, with genetic mutations that cause them to be flightless. These genetic mutations may have different results such as the development of muscles that cannot support flight or even result in the lack of wings entirely. Flightless fly models have been especially useful for the study of human neuromuscular diseases such as spinal mu
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encyclopedia
description:
Order of flies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flightless_fruit_fly
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date modified:
2023-07-14T14:27:06Z
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