The Genetics of the Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster
Pick Up Handout!
A.P. Biology
Mr. Knowles
The Wild-Type (+) Fly
Fruit Flies Have 4 Pair of Chromosomes
Egg Laying in D. melanogastor
Drosophila Embryogenesis
Wild-type (Normal) Drosophila Movement
A Kinesin Mutant Larva
Antennapaedia Mutant
Bristle Mutations
Antennae Mutations
Eye Color Mutations
Eye Shape Mutations
Body Coloring Mutations
Wing Shape Mutations
Wing Morphology Mutations
Your Mission!By making Monohybrid Crosses...
• Determine which trait (wild-type or mutation) is dominant or recessive.
• Determine if your mutation is sex-linked?