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Why is Drosophila melanogaster an excellent organism for the study of genetics?
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Why are fruit flies an ideal organism for genetics research?
Drosophila(fruit flies) can produce plenty of offspring and have specific traits, such as eye color and body color/shape. They are easy to observe and therefore easily traced throughout the following generations.
How can genetics tell us more about an organism?
it tells about where the organism came from, and everything about the organism.
What are some examples of transgenic species?
A transgenic organism is one that has been genetically modified by humans, there are no specific species. However, some beings that have been changed are as follows: Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit fly), pigs (scientists created Enviropig, not a species), and fish ( scientists created GloFish, not a species).
How does an organism gets its shape and size?
genetics
What do chromosomes have to do with genetics?
Chromosomes contain the genes of an organism which are what express traits and are passed on to offspring
Is drosophilia melanogastor the scientific name for fruit fly?
The correct scientific name for the common fruit fly is Drosophila melanogaster, not "melanogastor." It is an important model organism in genetics research due to its short generation time and well-studied genome.
What is a fruitfly?
Fruitfly, scientifc name Drosophila melanogaster (dew-loving black-belly), is a model organism used in biological studies. Since they are small, easy to reproduce, has a decoded genome and has many mutant strains, it is most oftenly used in genetics and molecular biology studies involving a model multicellular eukaryotic organism. Other model organisms include Arabidopsis thaliana, a model multicellular plant, zebrafish, a model fish, rats and mice, model mammals, Escherichia coli, a model bacteria, saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast), a model unicellular eukaryote, and T4 phage, a model virus.
How many linkage groups are there in Drosophila melanogaster assuming that it has four homologous pairs of chromosomes?
If an organism has four linkage groups it has four chromosomes. Meiosis results in the formation of four genetically different cells.
The organism used by T.H. Morgan to study mutation was?
Drosophila
Why are fruit flies an ideal organism for genetics research?
Drosophila(fruit flies) can produce plenty of offspring and have specific traits, such as eye color and body color/shape. They are easy to observe and therefore easily traced throughout the following generations.
Scientific names are descriptive names based on characteristics or habitat of the organism.?
The name given to a specific organism by the science of taxonomy may be related to the characteristics of the organism, as in the case of the well known fruit fly (much beloved of genetic researchers) known as drosophila melanogaster, which means (in Latin) black-bellied moisture lover. However, not every species has such a descriptive name. Species can also be named for the person who first observed that species. Taxonomists can use whatever names they see fit.
How can genetics tell us more about an organism?
it tells about where the organism came from, and everything about the organism.
What are some examples of transgenic species?
A transgenic organism is one that has been genetically modified by humans, there are no specific species. However, some beings that have been changed are as follows: Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit fly), pigs (scientists created Enviropig, not a species), and fish ( scientists created GloFish, not a species).
How does an organism gets its shape and size?
genetics
What is an organism inherited combination of alleles called?
genetics
What organism formed the basis for the science of genetics?
Pea plant
What was The organism used by Mendel for his genetics experiments?
pea plant
