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Application of Drosophila Melanogaster as the Test Object for Assessing the Environmental Status of Environmental Objects and Ecosystems
Summary
This is a Ukrainian-language abstract describing the use of fruit flies as test organisms for assessing ecological conditions — not a full research article with detailed findings to summarize.
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER ЯК ТЕСТ-ОБ'ЄКТУ ДЛЯ ОЦІНКИ ЕКОЛОГІЧНОГО СТАНУ ОБ'ЄКТІВ ДОВКІЛЛЯ
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