What Main Advantage Do Both Drosophila and C

question 5

Multiple Choice

What main advantage do both Drosophila and C. elegans provide as an animal model in neuroscience?

• A) They have small neurons from which it is easy to record activity during a behavior.
• B) They are good for precise genetic manipulations that link the functions of specific genes or neuronal populations to the development and function of the nervous system.
• C) They have large, identified neurons that are easy to record from electrophysiologically.
• D) The connections of all the neurons have been mapped.

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