Fruit flies are commonly used in genetic investigations that focus on traits passed from parents to offspring over several generations. What can you infer is the reason fruit flies are the most commonly used organism for this type of investigation?

Many more generations can be studied using short-lived organisms.
Scientists prefer to study what has previously been studied.
Society does not have ethical issues with lab-kept fruit flies.

Fruit flies are relatively inexpensive.

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Fruit flies are commonly used in genetic investigations that focus on traits passed from parents to offspring over several generations. What can you infer is the reason fruit flies are the most commonly used organism for this type of investigation?

 Many more generations can be studied using short-lived organisms.
 Scientists prefer to study what has previously been studied.
 Society does not have ethical issues with lab-kept fruit flies.
 
 Fruit flies are relatively inexpensive.

anonymous · Answer

C?? Is what I think since fruit flies have no impact on our society, so since they have no impact, having them gone for several generations being studied for an investigation won't impact us one bit!

danjs · Answer

probably short life span, you can see more generations of traits passed

anonymous · Answer

are you sure? just making sure

danjs · Answer

yeah pretty much,   that is the only awnswer that will help with the investigation , the others are just other things

danjs · Answer

more generations in shorter time,   more data to work with