Scutoid

Meaning

Noun

• An induced genetic mutation in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.
• An individual fly with the genetic mutation.
• The gene affected by the mutation in D. melanogaster, or analogous genes in other species.

Origin

• From scutellum + --oid; the genetic mutation results in loss of scutellar bristles. Coined in 1959 by J.D. Krivshenko.