Question

why morgan selected drosophila for his studies??

Answer 1

Thomas Hunt Morgan discovered the basis of variations that sexual reproduction produced.

He worked on fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster. He chose Drosophila because of the following reasons:

1.They were suitable to grow on synthetic medium in laboratory.

2.Their life cycle is complete in two weeks.

3.Single mating produces many progeny flies.

4.Clear differentiation of sexes − Easily distinguishable male and female

5.Hereditary variations clearly visible with low power microscopes

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