Genetic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster egg insertion behavior.
1987
J Albornoz, and
A Domínguez
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010058
Oviposition
The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body.
Larviposition,Larvipositions,Ovipositions
D004331
Drosophila melanogaster
A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes.
D. melanogaster,Drosophila melanogasters,melanogaster, Drosophila
D005260
Female
Females
D005824
Genetics, Behavioral
The experimental study of the relationship between the genotype of an organism and its behavior. The scope includes the effects of genes on simple sensory processes to complex organization of the nervous system.
Psychogenetics,Behavioral Genetics
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.