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Global Drosophila conference - Pune

January 8 , 2020 1785 days 1076 0
  • The fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) commenced at Pune.
  • It was organised in the country for the first time by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER).
  • The conference is held twice a year.

Drosophila

  • It is a small fruit fly and belongs to the Droso–philidae family.
  • It is used as a model organism in researches.
  • Its genome is entirely sequenced and there is an enormous amount of information available about its biochemistry, physiology and behaviour.

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