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The Drosophila, or fruit fly, is a common subject of genetic research. It is small, breeds very rapidly, and exhibits giant chromosomes in its salivary glands.
Biology teacher Susan Offner has developed a map of the Drosophila chromosomes that provide students with a way to see how the fruit fly genes are arranged. These maps show which genes are most involved in the physical traits that are monitored in classical genetic experiments. Try comparing the Drosophila maps to the Plain English Map of Human Chromosomes. Students will find it interesting to learn what we share in common with the fruit fly on the chromosomal level.



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