Home › Words › S › scutoidscutoidscutoid means an induced genetic mutation in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scutoid ranks #37,340 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom scutellum + -oid; the genetic mutation results in loss of scutellar bristles. Coined in 1959 by J.D. Krivshenko.nounAn induced genetic mutation in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.e.g.“Mapping close to the structural gene for alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) on chromosome arm 2L of Drosophila melanogaster is the dominant mutation Scutoid (Sco).” — 1982, M. Ashburner, S. Tsubota, R. C. Woodruff, “The genetics of a small chromosome region of Drosophila melanogaster containing the structural gene for alcohol dehydrogenase. IV: scutoid, an antimorpAn individual fly with the genetic mutation.e.g.“Here have found that snail is ectopically expressed in the eye-antennal and wing imaginal discs in Scutoid larvae, and that this expression is reduced in Scutoid revertants.” — 1999, N. Fuse, Hitoshi Matakatsu, Misako Taniguchi, Shigeo Hayashi, “Snail-type zinc finger proteins prevent neurogenesis in Scutoid and transgenic animals of Drosophila”, in Development Genes and EvoThe gene affected by the mutation in D. melanogaster, or analogous genes in other species.e.g.“A mutation in scutoid is also known to affect the orientation of mechanosensory bristles of the eye (Birkholz et al. 2009).” — 2019, Subhashree Priyadarsini, Moumita Sahoo, Swetapadma Sahu, Rasu Jayabalan, Monalisa Mishra, “An infection of Enterobacter ludwigii affects development and causes age-dependent neurodegeneration inA geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.spadetail 59% match — A mutation (and associated gene) affecting the trunk mesoderm in some fish embryos. vs scutoid →achaete 57% match — A proneural gene, often associated with scute, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs vs scutoid →scutella 53% match — A scutellum. vs scutoid →scutellar 52% match — Relating to the scutellum vs scutoid →spectrosome 52% match — A spherical cytoskeletal organelle found in the germ cells of fruit flies vs scutoid →scutoscutellar 50% match — Relating to the scutum and the scutellum vs scutoid →scutate 49% match — Shaped like a shield or buckler. vs scutoid →homothorax 49% match — A hox gene cofactor vs scutoid →