Fruit fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fruit fly. One of its compound eyes (red, upper left) can be seen next to its two antennae

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Fruit fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fruit fly. One of its compound eyes (red, upper left) can be seen next to its two antennae, which consist of small fleshy pads with bristle-like extensions (aristas). Fruit flies are widely used in genetic experiments, particularly in mutation experiments, because they reproduce rapidly and their genetic systems are well understood.

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Photo credit: © THOMAS DEERINCK, NCMIR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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