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______ is highly suited to genetic experimentation due to its small size and short life cycle of 2 weeks
______ is highly suited to genetic experimentation due to its small size and short life cycle of 2 weeks
Drosophila
Drosophila is highly suited to genetic experimentation due to its small size and short ______ cycle of 2 weeks.
Drosophila is highly suited to genetic experimentation due to its small size and short ______ cycle of 2 weeks.
life
All adult and larval insects are built up of an anteroposterior sequence of segments which fall into the three principal body regions of head, thorax, and ______
All adult and larval insects are built up of an anteroposterior sequence of segments which fall into the three principal body regions of head, thorax, and ______
abdomen
All adult and larval insects are built up of an anteroposterior sequence of ______ which fall into the three principal body regions of head, thorax, and abdomen.
All adult and larval insects are built up of an anteroposterior sequence of ______ which fall into the three principal body regions of head, thorax, and abdomen.
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Drosophila is a ______ insect, meaning that it undergoes an abrupt and complete metamorphosis
Drosophila is a ______ insect, meaning that it undergoes an abrupt and complete metamorphosis
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During early development the most important repeating units are the ______, which have the same period but are out of phase with the later segments.
During early development the most important repeating units are the ______, which have the same period but are out of phase with the later segments.
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Study Notes
Summary Title: Developmental Biology of Drosophila and Insects
Drosophila:
- Drosophila is highly suited to genetic experimentation due to its small size and short life cycle of 2 weeks.
- Techniques have been developed for constructing stocks and carrying out mutagenesis screens.
- Developmental biology research on Drosophila started with mutagenesis to produce mutants with interesting-looking phenotypes, then the genes were cloned and the expression patterns studied.
- Drosophila is a holometabolous insect, meaning it undergoes an abrupt and complete metamorphosis.
- Much of the adult body is formed from the imaginal discs and the abdominal histoblasts, which are present as undifferentiated buds in the larva.
Insects:
- All adult and larval insects are built up of an anteroposterior sequence of segments which fall into the three principal body regions of head, thorax, and abdomen.
- The head may consist of as many as six segments, and all of these develop a pair of legs on the ventral side.
- Drosophila follows the general insect pattern except that it does not display the procephalic head segments even in the embryo.
- During early development, the most important repeating units are the parasegments.
Embryonic Development:
- Oocytes are fertilized before the first meiotic division, and the initiation of maturation depends on a Major Sperm Protein released from nearby sperm.
- An early sign of polarization is the appearance of a smooth posterior cortical region, while the remainder of the egg cortex becomes ruffled.
- The first cleavage forms an anterior AB and posterior P1 cell, and the final P cell (P4) is the germ cell precursor.
- Maternal components are sufficient to direct development up to about 26 cells.
- The egg contains RNA-rich P-granules, which concentrate in the posterior during the cytoplasmic rearrangement period.
- The complete cell lineage of embryo, larva, and adult has been determined by direct observation.
- The “official” germ layers are ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
- The spatial disposition of the determinants is controlled by the PAR system.
- Formation of the entire pharynx is dependent on the zygotically expressed gene pha-4.
- The Wnt-like signaling affects the ratio of POP-1 and SYS-1 in the two daughters, operating many more times in C.
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Test your knowledge of developmental biology in Drosophila and insects with our quiz! From the genetic experimentation techniques used in Drosophila to the repeating units in early development, this quiz covers it all. Challenge yourself with questions on embryonic development, germ layers, and the Wnt-like signaling pathways. Whether you're a student of biology or just interested in the topic, this quiz is sure to be a fun and informative challenge.
