Drosophila mojavensis

Drosophila mojavensis is a cactophilic species of fruit fly from the southwestern United States and Mexico, and was one of 12 fruitfly genomes sequenced for a large comparative study.[1]

Drosophila mojavensis - Female

Drosophila mojavensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Subgenus:
Species group:
Drosophila repleta group
Species subgroup:
Drosophila mulleri subgroup
Species complex:
Drosophila mojavensis complex
Species:
D. mojavensis
Binomial name
Drosophila mojavensis
Patterson et al., 1940

References

  1. Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium; et al. (2007). "Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny". Nature. 450 (7167): 203–218. Bibcode:2007Natur.450..203C. doi:10.1038/nature06341. PMID 17994087.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.