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File:Biology_Illustration_Animals_Insects_Drosophila_melanogaster.svg.png|Female (left) and male (right). Source: Wikimedia | File:Biology_Illustration_Animals_Insects_Drosophila_melanogaster.svg.png|Female (left) and male (right). Source: Wikimedia | ||
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===Song simulator=== | |||
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==Lifecycle and reproduction== | ==Lifecycle and reproduction== | ||
“The life cycle of this insect has four stages: fertilized egg, larva, pupa, and adult.”(wikipedia) | “The life cycle of this insect has four stages: fertilized egg, larva, pupa, and adult.”(wikipedia) | ||
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*It has a high fecundity (females lay up to 100 eggs per day, and perhaps 2000 in a lifetime) | *It has a high fecundity (females lay up to 100 eggs per day, and perhaps 2000 in a lifetime) | ||
*Males and females are readily distinguished | *Males and females are readily distinguished | ||
*Similarity to humans (60% of genes are conserved between the two species | *Similarity to humans (60% of genes are conserved between the two species) | ||
(wikipedia) | |||
==Medium== | ==Medium== | ||
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for cell proliferation. Low pH of the media will help to suppress bacterial growth and methyl parahydroxybenzoate serves as | for cell proliferation. Low pH of the media will help to suppress bacterial growth and methyl parahydroxybenzoate serves as | ||
inhibitor for bacterial and fungal contaminants”(HiMedia) | inhibitor for bacterial and fungal contaminants”(HiMedia) | ||
===Variation, use the following ingredients=== | |||
*1 cup banana (about 2 bananas) | |||
*1 cup apple sauce | |||
*1 Tablespoon vinegar | |||
*2 cups oat meal | |||
==Tracking Drosophila== | |||
*Kristin Branson et al (2009). "High-throughput ethomics in large groups of Drosophila," in Nature. Available at https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.1328.pdf (accessed: 2 May 2018) | |||
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File:Screen Shot 2018-05-02 at 4.41.13 PM.png|Schematic diagram of the walking arena. A 24.5 cm tall printed paper cylinder is backlit by an array of 8 halogen lights. Source: Branson et al (2009) | |||
File:Screen Shot 2018-05-02 at 4.45.48 PM.png|Differences within and among individual flies. (a) The first and second halves of trajectories for three male and three female flies. Source: Branson et al (2009) | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*HiMedia Laboratories. “Drosophila Medium.” Available at http://himedialabs.com/TD/M224.pdf (accessed: 2 May 2018) | *HiMedia Laboratories. “Drosophila Medium.” Available at http://himedialabs.com/TD/M224.pdf (accessed: 2 May 2018) | ||
*Wikipedia. “Drosophila melanogaster.” Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster (accessed: 2 May 2018) | *Wikipedia. “Drosophila melanogaster.” Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster (accessed: 2 May 2018) | ||
*Kristin Branson et al (2009). "High-throughput ethomics in large groups of Drosophila," in Nature. Available at https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.1328.pdf (accessed: 2 May 2018) | |||