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Many species of fruit flies are able to lay up to 20 eggs at a time. This allows them to reproduce at such a quick rate.

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How do fruit flies get on fruit?

Fruit flies are attracted to the smell of the fruit, they fly to the fruit to get to it. There they breed and lay their eggs so some fruit flies are born on the fruit.


What are fruit flies studied for?

Fruit flies are used in research (usually genetic and reproduction research) because they are genetically similar to humans reproduce rapidly. That is they make several generations quickly. So, if the research want to see what will happen several generations after they make an experimental change, they are likely to use fruit flies.


Why are fruit flies a popular organism for studying inheritance?

There are several reasons...First of all, studying inheritance takes time and fruit flies have a very quick reproduction cycle so you can quickly get several generations down the line to see if the trait or traits you are studying got passed on. Secondly, they are very simple creatures with only a few chromosomes, making the traits easy to single out and studyFruit flies are used as experimental models for studying patterns of inheritance of genes because the fruit fly contains two identical alleles for every chromosome. It is easier to judge what is going to be the outcome of mating different fruit flies.


What could you eat to raise your blood glucose level?

Almost any food will raise it, so I'll assume you mean quickly. Fruit will spike your blood sugar level fairly quickly (fruit juice even more quickly), but it will cap off very quickly. If you want it to stay up, drink a glass of fruit juice followed by bread or crackers or some other carb that will take longer to digest.


Why can't patterns of inheritance in humans be as easily studied as in peas and frruit flies.?

Firstly, peas and fruit flies come to maturity much faster than humans so you can fit in lots of generations in a practicable time. Secondly, fruit flies have a much simpler genotype than we do. Finally there are far fewer ethical restrictions when you experiment on flies or peas.

Related questions

How do fruit flies get on fruit?

Fruit flies are attracted to the smell of the fruit, they fly to the fruit to get to it. There they breed and lay their eggs so some fruit flies are born on the fruit.


How do fruit flies infest fruit?

Fruit flies infest fruit by actually burrowing into the fruit, and laying their eggs inside of it. So when they hatch, the fruit flies then devour their environment


What are fruit flies studied for?

Fruit flies are used in research (usually genetic and reproduction research) because they are genetically similar to humans reproduce rapidly. That is they make several generations quickly. So, if the research want to see what will happen several generations after they make an experimental change, they are likely to use fruit flies.


Who eat fruit?

Fruit flies eat fruit and so do humans


What do the fruit flies do to fruit?

They are attracted to it so they come and eat it and they lay their eggs in it.


What are house flies environment?

Fruit flies, sometimes called gnats, are tiny insects that are often found buzzing around a bowl of fresh fruit. Scientists find fruit flies useful to study because some of their genes are very similar to those of humans. The fruit fly is highly susceptible to environmental factors, the genetic effects of which can be seen over the course of a few generations in fruit flies, since they reproduce, age, and pass on so much more quickly than other organisms.


How will male fruit flies repond to already mated female fruit flies?

They can only mate once so when its done they die after 2 hours


Where can a researcher buy mutant fruit flies?

on amazon!!! i know it sounds so weird but i was in the same position and amazon LITERRALLY has mutant fruit flies!


Has anyone found fruit flied in edible arrangements fruit basket?

As anyone who is a home wine brewer will tell you, over-ripening fruit will soon attract fruit flies. So fruit flies hovering round an edible fruit arrangement is not unusual.


What bugs eat lemons?

fruit flies like fruit so they would eat a lemon. also certain types of larvae eat fruit or rotting fruit too.


Why are fruit flies a popular organism for studying inheritance?

There are several reasons...First of all, studying inheritance takes time and fruit flies have a very quick reproduction cycle so you can quickly get several generations down the line to see if the trait or traits you are studying got passed on. Secondly, they are very simple creatures with only a few chromosomes, making the traits easy to single out and studyFruit flies are used as experimental models for studying patterns of inheritance of genes because the fruit fly contains two identical alleles for every chromosome. It is easier to judge what is going to be the outcome of mating different fruit flies.


What causes the mainland population of fruit flies to start to become different from the island fruit flies?

In other words, one species becomes two or species. Most commonly, speciation happens when populations of species are geographically divided so they no longer interbreed, or breed with each other. ... The larvae mature, and the adult fruit flies breed, producing a new generation of fruit flies on the island.