Fruit Fly Observation: A Christmas Gift from AP Bio

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A discussion revolves around a student receiving a vial of fruit flies from their AP Biology teacher for a genetics project involving breeding. The student humorously mislabels the flies as "vile," prompting a light-hearted exchange about the terminology. Participants share jokes about breeding and personal anecdotes, with one mentioning the challenge of distinguishing male from female flies. The primary focus remains on the upcoming genetics study, which will begin after the winter break, emphasizing the importance of keeping the flies alive during this period for successful reproduction.
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I got a vial of fruit flies from my AP Biology teacher for Christmas, lol. Gotta observe them for two weeks and then we're going to study genetics by breeding them.
 
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...there's a little typo there, binzing...you got a vile of flies. Surely "vile" is the plural of "fly".
 
binzing said:
we're going to study genetics by breeding them.

Bloody hell! I've bred some pretty small women, and felt inadequate, but I think that even I would rupture a fruit fly.
 
Lol danger and lisa. Good to see you Danger, how's life?
 
binzing said:
Good to see you Danger, how's life?

I'm still in it; that's my primary concern. A job would be nice, but I can hold out for a month or so. (Longer if necessary, but I don't want my wife supporting me.)
 
Hey, that sounds like fun! Can you distinguish the males from the females yet? :smile:
 
So when I saw the title of the thread I thought "theory devellopment"? I've never seen fruit flying except after bad theatre plays.
 
time flies like an arrow...
 
I don't think so Monique, for now we're just keeping them over break so they don't freeze to death at school and so they can reproduce. Then after break we're going to start the crosses, I think.
 

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