Eye Color Mutations in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics INTRODUCTION: Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, is a frequently used organism for genetic research. Due to the fact that it is small and occupies little space, has simple food requirements, completes its life cycle in less than two weeks, and produces large numbers of offspring with genetic variations, Drosophila melanogaster is an ideal subject for genetic research. Furthermore, because significant genetic research has already been done on the fruit fly, data on tasks such as mutant typing and gene mappi...

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