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Statement 1: The work of T.H. Morgan with Musca domestica brought light to the role of chromosomes in heredity.
Statement 2: Fruit flies could be grown easily on a simple synthetic medium.
Statement 1: The work of T.H. Morgan with Musca domestica brought light to the role of chromosomes in heredity.
Statement 2: Fruit flies could be grown easily on a simple synthetic medium.
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The correct option is C Statement 2 is correct while statement 1 is incorrect
T.H. Morgan’s works with Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) and not Musca domestica (house flies) brought to light the role of chromosomes in heredity.
The fruit flies could be grown easily on a simple synthetic medium in laboratory conditions, which is one of the characteristics for it to be used as a model organism.
T.H. Morgan’s works with Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) and not Musca domestica (house flies) brought to light the role of chromosomes in heredity.
The fruit flies could be grown easily on a simple synthetic medium in laboratory conditions, which is one of the characteristics for it to be used as a model organism.
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