Look for Sex Combs Female and male wildtype Sex comb on male No sex comb on female Dark pigmented spot on rounded abdomen of male male is also usually smaller than female Size amp Pigmentation ID: 503078
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Sexing Fruit FliesSlide2
Look for Sex CombsSlide3
Female and male (wild-type)
Sex comb on male
No sex comb on female
Dark pigmented spot on
rounded abdomen of male;
male is also usually smaller
than femaleSlide4Slide5
Size & PigmentationSlide6
White and wild males and females
Mutant male
Mutant female
Wild-type female
Wild-type maleSlide7