One of our most widely used model organisms in the world, drosophila express a number of eye, wing, and other mutations that are easy to see. Students can easily study the sex-linked, recessive, and dominant mutations. Plus,
Drosophila is affordable, yielding many flies from just one vial of our media.
#172470 - Antennapedia, Striking phenotype in which antennae have been replaced by fully developed legs.
#172500 - Ebony, Body gradually turns black in adults. Allow flies to age several hours or a day before classifying.
#172560 - Rosy, Eyes with brownish cast, darkening with age. Useful in chromatographic comparisons because isoxanthopterin is absent.
#172570 - Scarlet, Eyes bright red; ocelli colorless.
#172575 - Sepia, Eyes change from brownish red to black with age.
#172600 - Wrinkled, Wrinkled wings.