这本经典手册的第二版已经成为果蝇领域的一个标准。本版扩大了内容，包括用新的分子工具增强经典遗传策略的主题。包括诸如同源重组、RNAi、新的绘图技术和新的镶嵌标记技术等新技术。

A second edition of the classic handbook has become a standard in the Drosophila field. This edition is expanded to include topics in which classical genetic strategies have been augmented with new molecular tools. Included are such new techniques as homologous recombination, RNAi, new mapping techniques, and new mosaic marking techniques.