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Drosophila egg chambers stained with a DNA dye (red). Drosophila is a genus of small flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "fruit flies" or, less frequently, pomace flies, vinegar flies or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.
One species of Drosophila in particular, D. melanogaster, has been heavily used in research in genetics and is a common model organism in developmental biology.Image credit: ©Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
