Question

what is muller experiment

Answer 1

Hermann Joseph Muller's Study of X-rays as a Mutagen, (1926-1927) ... In his experiments, Muller exposed fruit flies (Drosophila) to x-rays, mated the flies, and observed the number of mutations in the offspring.Mar 7, 2017

Answer 2

X rays had been used in clinical medicine and for experimental purposes in physics since their discovery in 1895. But their value to genetics research only became apparent when Hermann Muller, an American geneticist, employed radioactivity to produce point mutations in the fruit fly Drosophila.