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Drosophila, or fruit flies, undergo complete metamorphosis with larval, pupal, and adult stages. Adults can live over 10 weeks and females store sperm for internal fertilization. Females produce the most eggs between days 4-7, laying 50-70 eggs per day. Eggs are about half a millimeter long, white, and oval. Fruit flies are commonly cultured on banana or cornmeal-molasses medium and should not be overcrowded. To collect eggs, flies are placed in an empty bottle with wet towels and tapped to dislodge them on
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- Edralaine Anne Casipe
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- EN