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marusya05 [52]
3 years ago
8

Why is the fruit fly used as an experimental model for studying patterns of inheritance?

Biology
1 answer:
V125BC [204]3 years ago
8 0
Because of their relatively simple genetic structure when compared to other organisms. Not to mention, they breed in extremely high numbers which is great for scientists looking to do many trials, as most are. Their life cycle is also very short which means we can observe their entire life span and witness the effects of testing at all stages.
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