Fruit fly , an organism as a labratory model

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Tehran university. Plant protection . Entomology.

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In biological sciences, the use of modeling for research purposes is common and necessary in many fields of biological, agricultural and medical sciences. Insects are invertebrate models that have received attention in various fields. Model insects have been chosen as model animals due to their unique characteristics among thousands of other arthropod species, of which Drosophila is one of the leading species. Drosophila melanogaster has been used as a laboratory model since about 100 years ago. Drosophila is used as a laboratory model in the fields of agriculture, medicine, and biology due to the ease of access and breeding in laboratory conditions, short developmental period (10 days), production of a large number of eggs, easy study of traits (4 pairs of chromosomes). In agricultural science, the investigation of resistance to chemical pesticides and their metabolism can be done with using fruit fly. In medical sciences, the study of human diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cognitive-behavioral disorders, diabetes, and cancer diagnosis can be done using Drosophila. In addition, drug tests on fruit fly are applicable. It is used in biological sciences for cell culture and investigating the effect of metabolites. Genetic studies can also be carried out, such as examining all types of mutations, especially vision mutations, mutations in behavioral processes, and mutations in fetal patterns.

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