Here is an innovative approach to introducing students to the exceptional model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. Losing flies has always been a problem when working with Drosophila, especially for the novice.

Our Flightless Fruit Fly Kit was developed with this problem in mind. It uses flightless strains containing the miniature mutation. These flies have wings too small to sustain flight, making them easier to handle and study.

This kit covers the basic patterns of heredity using various D. melanogaster miniature mutations. Materials are sufficient for a class of 32 students working in 8 groups of 4 each.

Note: Kit contains coupon for prepaid delivery of live materials.

Each kit includes vials containing the following parent generations: (2) miniature, (2) sepia miniature, (2) apterous miniature, (2) white miniature. Students will perform various crosses using the parental flies to produce the F1 generation.