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📅 NSB MS 2007🎓 MS🔄 Round 13#️⃣ Question 19🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST explanation why fruit flies are popular experimental organisms in genetic studies:

W) they are true breeding with almost no mutations and have only two chromosomes
X) they are cheap to maintain, produce many offspring, and have a short time between generations
Y) they are very safe, carry no human diseases, and have only two chromosomes
Z) their genes are extra-sensitive to mutation-causing substances, which makes them excellent to observe evolving under stress
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