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(D) Thomas Hunt Morgan selected $Drosophila 	ext{ } melanogaster$ (fruit flies) for his genetic experiments due to several key advantages:$1$. They a

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(D) Thomas Hunt Morgan selected $Drosophila 	ext{ } melanogaster$ (fruit flies) for his genetic experiments due to several key advantages:$1$. They are suitable for study as they have many types of hereditary variations that can be seen with low-power microscopes.$2$. They can be grown on simple synthetic media in the laboratory.$3$. They complete their life cycle in a short period, about two weeks, allowing for the study of many generations in a short time.$4$. A single mating could produce a large number of progeny flies.$5$. There is a clear differentiation between the sexes (male and female flies are easily distinguishable).Therefore, all the given options are correct.

Why did Morgan work with the fruit flies $(Drosophila \text{ } melanogaster)$?

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