It Is a Model Organism Used to Study Various Cell

question 27

Multiple Choice

It is a model organism used to study various cell and developmental processes such as the growth of developing body parts in the right place and with the correct shape. It develops from a fertilized egg to an adult in a little over a week, and has been a favorite of geneticists for almost a century. Some of its cells have giant chromosomes whose banding patterns have been extremely helpful in classical genetic studies. Which of the following describes this organism?

• A) It is a vertebrate.
• B) Its genome is only 10 million nucleotide pairs long.
• C) There are many more duplicate genes in this organism compared to humans.
• D) Although useful for genetic studies, the molecular mechanisms governing its development are irrelevant to human development.
• E) It normally only reproduces sexually.

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