For example, males of one species of fruit fly, Drosophila bifurca ... genetics of fruit fly sperm length and of the female reproductive organ responsible for its evolution.

Innate immunity has come to the forefront in immunology, aided by the discovery of antifungal defense in drosophila ... controls of development and reproduction of the large grasshopper Locusta ...

The fruit fly, Drosophila, has been used by scientists ... The Hippo pathway is a group of proteins that work together to control organ size and cell fate, and exists in all multicellular animals ...

Corresponding proteins in Drosophila and mammals are shown in the same colours. When organs are growing (Hippo pathway OFF), nuclear Yki/Yap binds to unknown DNA-binding factor(s) X and regulates ...