If you are borrowing information from a website, you have to give that website credit. So, you need to know how to properly cite a website to avoid plagiarizing someone elseâs work. I know my teachers in high school and college took citing sources very seriously.
a genus of fly, which includes Drosophila melanogaster, the Mediterranean fruit fly. It is useful in genetic experiments because of the large chromosomes found in its salivary glands and its sensitivity to environmental effects, such as exposure to radiation.
Key facts. 1  The fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster, â Drosophila â hereafter) is the most extensively used and one of the most well understood of all the model organisms. 2  Drosophila fruit flies measure approximately 3 mm in length. 3  Drosophila larvae are small, white and glossy with a similar appearance to worms.