Effect of teratogens on development of Drosophila melanogaster

Abstract

Prenatal exposure to various environmental teratogens such as drugs, toxins, and infectious etiologies results in a wide range of developmental abnormalities, including growth deficiency, developmental delay, structural defects, functional CNS abnormalities, and fetal death. Here, we describe the use of Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism for investigating teratogenic effects on embryonic development.