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Why drosophila is called as Cinderella of genetics?

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Answered by sadikalisait
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In addition, many genetic studies and experiments have been conducted on what is known as the “Cinderella” of genetics – Drosophilla Melanogaster (Fruit fly). ... Drosophila has been used as model organism right from the beginning of the 20th century, in the very early years of the development of the field of genetics.

Answered by Surnia
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The Drosophila is the Cinderella of genetics because of the following reasons:

Explanation:

  • Drosophila is a fruit fly and it is used as a model organism for studying diversity of biological subjects like genetics, behavior, population and evolution.
  • It is used by the scientist for experimental studies because of the short life cycle, easy to culture, single reproduction produces large number of progeny, the genome can be mutated easily.
  • The genome of Drosophila has only four chromosomes typically in a haploid set useful in genetic studies.

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