"Drosophila melanogaster" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004331
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.310.250.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drosophila melanogaster" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drosophila melanogaster" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2002 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2011 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drosophila melanogaster" by people in Profiles.
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Hyperdopaminergic States Bias Explorations-Exploitation Trade-Off in Foraging and Impair Survival. Eur J Neurosci. 2026 Sep; 64(5):e70669.
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Initiation of rotational collective migration in Drosophila through tissue geometry and mechanochemical feedback. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Aug 25; 123(34):e2528342123.
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Asymmetric chromatin accessibility underlies anterior-posterior axis specification in moth fly embryos. PLoS Biol. 2026 Aug; 24(8):e3003896.
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Comparative genomic analysis and epigenetic profiling of the Drosophila melanogaster B chromosome. Genetics. 2026 08 05; 233(4).
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Structure of the Beat-Side complex reveals their interaction is required for neuromuscular system wiring. Cell Rep. 2026 Jul 28; 45(7):117661.
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Cell and tissue mechanics in 3-D organ morphogenesis: Insights from Drosophila pupal retina development. Dev Biol. 2026 Aug; 536:142-154.
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Analysis of the impact of gene evolution on reproductive effects reveals prevalent sexual and germline-soma conflicts. Nat Ecol Evol. 2026 Jun; 10(6):1155-1167.
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Genetic vitamin B6 deficiency exacerbates alcohol behavioral responses, metabolism, and toxicity in Drosophila. Hum Mol Genet. 2026 Apr 15; 35(7).
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MicroRNA-Mediated Obstruction of Stem-loop Alternative Splicing (MIMOSAS) regulates long-range alternative splicing in Drosophila. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Apr 13; 54(7).
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aPKC and F-actin dynamics promote Hippo pathway polarity in asymmetrically dividing neuroblasts. Biol Open. 2026 Mar 15; 15(3).