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Discuss why Drosophila has been used extensively for genetical studies.
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Solution
- It can be grown on sunthetic medium.
- It completes its life cycle within a short time (2 weeks).
- It contains only 4 linkage groups.
- It is heterogametic for sex chromosomes.
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