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10-18 days. it depends on the variety, some fruit flys like ceratitis cappitata have been known to live for 6 months.
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How many days does it take for fruit flies to develop from eggs to adults?
29 days
How long did it take to train fruit flies to prepare for space?
it took a long time
Why are fruit flies a problem?
fruit flies are bugs that scientist dicect and take their eye balls out and put them in our grocery store fruits and that is what the seeds are....
How long does sexual reproduction take?
That depends on the species. For example, fruit flies reproduce in a much shorter time than it takes people and elephants.
How long will it take to get the results of a specific allele deletion?
That depends on the life cycle of the organism. Geneticists often use fruit flies for that reason as they reproduce quickly.
Why was Thomas Morgan and his work with fruit flies important?
fruit flies take a long time to produce offspringI think the above er may meant to have said that they do NOT take a long time to produce offspring. Fruit flies have long been a favorite test subject for evolutionary scientists because of their fast gestation period and the ease of genetic manipulation of them.Because the Drosophila Melanogaster are a good subject for many reasons one is that it only has four pairs of chromosomes and they are easy to see since they are huge for such a small fly. Also it reproduces quickly is inexpensive to feed and can be raised in small jars or vials . in addition, it is easy to tell the male from the female
How long does it take baby beavers to become adults?
A month
How long does it take to grow flowers and fruit plants produced by vegetative propagation?
The will grow from the time you propagate them. How long they take to flower or fruit will depend on the type of plant. Some can take years.
Where do gnats and fruit flies come from?
Like most insects, fruit flies and gnats develop from eggs. they lay their eggs the eggs which are called larvae. Larvae then hatches and maggots come out. Maggots then turn into puparium (cocoon like). Then these hatch into fruit flies. The hole ordeal take 48 hours.
How long does it take baby seals to grow into adults?
87 months
How long does it take for tadpoles to become adults?
It takes about 100 years.
How long does it take for baby penguins to become adults?
2 hours
