1. Fly
Several tests can be used to differentiate the different eye mutant stocks of fruit flies according to phenotype and genotype. ... In addition to the above tests, an experiment involving the use of population cages can be used to compare the fitness of mutant versus wild-type flies. ... The population is also assumed to be free from evolutionary forces such as migration, mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift. ... Lastly, a complementation test, consisting of crossing an unknown mutant with another unknown mutant, confirms the results derived from the other tests utilizing purely ph...
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