Collection of Mutant Types of Drosophila Melanogaster

布鲁明顿果蝇库存中心收集、维护和分发黑腹果蝇的遗传库存。在过去的85年里，果蝇开发的复杂的遗传工具使这种昆虫成为生物研究的强大模式生物。该收藏目前包括6,400多种不同的基因库，包括可见、致命和不育突变(占收藏的34%)、染色体变异(占收藏的30%)、标记转座子插入(占收藏的30%)和特殊用途的收藏(占收藏的6%)。一个电子数据库，允许用户完全访问关于可从集合中获得的股票的最新信息。此外，中心的科学家可以回答问题，并就这些材料的使用提供建议。该中心的使用量很大，1997年期间提供了38,147种亚文化。1997年，基于学术界的研究收到了98%的股票，其中63%在美国，其余37%分布在35个国家。这些资源主要通过以下方式为科学进步作出贡献：确保现有研究人员的各种有据可查的品种不再需要向同事提供大量库存)，以及通过信息服务促进有效利用现有的研究材料。

The Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center collects, maintains, and distributes genetic stocks of the fly Drosophila melanogaster. The sophisticated genetic tools developed in Drosophila over the past 85 years make this insect a powerful model organism for biological research. The collection currently consists of over 6,400 different genetic stocks including visible, lethal and sterile mutations (34% of the collection), chromosome aberrations (30%), marked transposon insertions (30% of holdings), and special-purpose stocks (6%). An electronic database allowing users full access to up-to-date information about stocks available from the collection. In addition, Center scientists are available to answer questions and provide advice on the use of these materials. The Center is heavily used, with 38,147 subcultures provided during 1997. Academia-based research received 98% of the stocks provided in 1997, 63% of these within the U.S. and the remaining 37% spread among 35 countries. This resources contributes to scientific progress primarily by assuring that a wide variety of documented strains of current researchers of the burden of providing large numbers of stocks to colleagues), and by promoting the effective use of available research materials through information services.