Eye Color Mutations in Fruit Fly (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

Eye Color Mutations in Fruit Fly

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Eye color mutations in the fruit-fly are being used to study degeneration of photoreceptor neurons, which may have relevance to conditions such as Huntington's disease. This image was taken using a light microscope.

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University of Leicester

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