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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Experiment

—devadutta @ 23:59

This insect is super popular among genetic researchers. Tell us why and also identify the insect.

There are many reasons why this is popular, pls to put the most important one. Not so important ones will also get points.

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Drosophila Melanogaster or the common fruit fly - Very easy to breed and has a life cycle of 10 days, which means multiple generations can be observed in a short time.