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- noun Plural form of
fruitfly .
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Examples
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He reports that there are signs that non-coding DNA in fruitflies is being maintained by natural selection, which indicates that it plays a functional role after all.
The Memory Hole 2005
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Rows of jars containing Drosophila, also known as fruitflies, being bred in laboratory conditions.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Perhaps that's only because nobody has tested goldfish ¦ the way they have, say, fruitflies.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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And then again, don't forget the reason we are discussing fruitflies.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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And then again, don't forget the reason we are discussing fruitflies.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Please go to your own reference and read what they did to these little fruitflies, OK?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Using technology already in vogue for making transgenic fruitflies (used worldwide by universities doing harmless academic research), Jacobi's team started out making the mosquito they wanted.
The Perfect Plan 2010
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Just to clarify, I believe that the “free will” of the fruitflies is thought to have more to do with search strategy in the investigated behaviors, than with predator-prey strategies.
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For the love of fruitflies, I just adored the one with Sacajawea on it, I thought it was an honor to the bored gods and everything.
This One Made Me Laugh Anne Johnson 2007
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For the love of fruitflies, I just adored the one with Sacajawea on it, I thought it was an honor to the bored gods and everything.
Archive 2007-03-01 Anne Johnson 2007
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