The answer is: It spins a sample to separate based on density.
You can prove they're related by their DNA
A model organism is a species that has been widely studied to understand a particular biological phenomena, normally used because they are easy to breed and maintain in a laboratory setting and has certain experimental advantage.
The criteria that Thomas hunt Morgan was looking for include; the model organism should be small in size, easy to keep in the laboratory and also able to produce large number of off springs in a short time.
The easiest example is of Pentadactyl limbs. This is the 5 bone structure of the 'arm' of different animals being similar, contributing to the explanation of common ancestors. Animals that have this are whales, horses, dogs, cows, birds and even humans. We each share the same five bones in similar places but with some of them changed to suit certain functions ie birds are more spread to support flying, while humans are made for throwing, picking up and holding things.