(Q021) The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster ( D. melanogaster ) is an excellent model for studying fundamentals of development because

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(Q021) The fruit fly,  Drosophila melanogaster  ( D. melanogaster ) is an excellent model for studying fundamentals of development because

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many of the genes involved in the development of the fruit fly are also found in humans.

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the precise formation of each of their 959 body cells has been mapped.

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they reproduce every 30 minutes on a plate.

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they are transparent and allow visualization of cell division and movement.

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