Drosophila affinis
Drosophila affinis | |
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A Drosophila affinis male showing its red-orange testes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Drosophilidae |
Genus: | Drosophila |
Species: | D. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
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Drosophila affinis is a species of vinegar fly in the Drosophila obscura species group. Alongside other Obscura group species (e.g. Drosophila pseudoobscura), Drosophila affinis is used to study chromosome evolution and speciation.[1]
Gallery[]
Drosophila affinis female
References[]
- ^ Bracewell, Ryan; Bachtrog, Doris (2020-05-01). Betran, Esther (ed.). "Complex Evolutionary History of the Y Chromosome in Flies of the Drosophila obscura Species Group". Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (5): 494–505. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa051. ISSN 1759-6653. PMC 7199386. PMID 32176296.
Categories:
- Drosophila