Question

Write the scientific names of Fruitfly. Why did Morgan prefer to work with Fruitflies for his experiments ? State any three reasons.

Answer 1

The scientific name of Fruitfly is Drosophila melanogaster.M organ preferred to work with fruit flies for the following reasons :

• It can be grown in a simple synthetic medium.
  
• It can complete the life cycle in two weeks i.e., it has a short life cycle.
  
• It has a single mating to produce more progeny.
  
• It shows dimorphism and many heritable variations.
  
• It is easy to handle.