Development of ‘Drosophila Melanogaster’, The. 1: Normal Development

Synopsis

The development of the egg of the fruit fly from laying to the hatching of the larva. Time-lapse photography illustrates the processes of formation of the blastoderm, the ventral germband and the pole- or germ-cells, blastokinesis, gut formation, segmentation, the formation of the ventral nerve band and such specialised Dipteran features as head involution.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 19 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1956

Availability

Special loan only

Uses

Final courses.*

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

fruit flies; insects

Credits

Contributor

D Ede

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

University of Edinburgh, Department of Animal Genetics, Research Film & Educational Technology Unit