Drosophila melanogaster (English name)

Japanese: Drosophila melanogaster(英語表記)Drosophilamelanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster (English name)

...There are over 2,000 species in the world, and over 200 species in 16 genera have been recorded in Japan. The most famous of these is the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (illustration). This species is distributed worldwide and is often found in homes. It is widely used as a subject for genetic experiments, and a chromosome map has been created.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Drosophila melanogaster" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…世界で2000種以上,日本からは,16属二百数十種の記録がある。これらのうちでもっとも有名なのがキイロショウジョウバエDrosophila melanogaster(イラスト)である。本種は,世界中に分布し,家屋内にも多く,遺伝学の実験材料として広く用いられ,染色体地図が作成されている。…

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