Production of new arrangements of DNA by various mechanisms such as assortment and segregation, CROSSING OVER; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; or mixed infection of viruses.
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
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.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012641
Selection, Genetic
Differential and non-random reproduction of different genotypes, operating to alter the gene frequencies within a population.