Drosophila mauritiana
Drosophila mauritiana is a species of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae. It belongs to the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. It is found in Mauritius.
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| Species: | D. mauritiana |
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| Drosophila mauritiana Tsacas & David, 1974[1] | |
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The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.[2]
See also
References
- Tsacas L. and David J., 1974: Drosophila mauritiana n. sp. du groupe melanogaster de l’Ile Maurice. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 79, pages 42–46
- Discovery of the transposable element mariner. D.L. Hartl, Genetics, 157 (2001), pages 471–476, PMC 1461507
External links
- "Drosophila mauritiana" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Drosophila mauritiana at insectoid.info
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