The Drosophila melanogaster also known as the fruit fly or the fly of the vinegar belongs to the genus Drosophila and to the melanogaster species, is the family of the drosophilids; is a six-legged arthropod, is an oligoneopter and is a dipter; This insect is more commonly known as the fruit fly due to which it is usually fed on the fermentation that is found in it. It is widely used in genetic laboratories as it presents biological qualities that make it very satisfactory to treat this insect. It is an insect that reproduces quickly and is very fertile, the females can put between 500 and 600 eggs and is ideal for their life cycle since they live between 8-10 days and this is a great advantage since they can be seen very easily the His offspring and therefore whether the experiment has been or not in a matter of days.