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Drosophila on Windows Pc

Developed By: Genesee Scientific

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 20 votes

Last Updated: February 21, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1
Size 21.2 MB
Release Date August 20, 13
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (6)]

Description from Developer:
Genesee the Drosophila App provides users with a quick reference to a variety of Drosophila melanogaster mutants. Users can access mutant images and descriptions and can easily lin... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Drosophila and install on Windows PC. Drosophila is free Education app, developed by Genesee Scientific. Latest version of Drosophila is 1.1, was released on 2013-08-20 (updated on 2025-02-21). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Drosophila is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 20 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 12 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Drosophila on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Drosophila on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Drosophila on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Drosophila using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Drosophila" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Drosophila on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Drosophila" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.

Download Drosophila 1.1 on Windows PC – 21.2 MB

Genesee the Drosophila App provides users with a quick reference to a variety of Drosophila melanogaster mutants. Users can access mutant images and descriptions and can easily link to www.flybase.org for complete and detailed information on specific mutants. Along with providing a reference to D. melanogaster mutants, this app features detailed images and descriptions of various Drosophila species.

Users can test their knowledge of various mutants and species with a sort function that mimics fly pushing on a real flypad. The sort feature can be used as a learning tool for novice Drosophilists and fly pushers while competitive fly pushers will be able to post their stats at www.flystuff.com/appstats to compare their fly pushing ability to users around the world.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.