alleryThomas Hunt Morgan used which model organism for his genetic studies?
ADrosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)
BAntirrhinum majus
CPisum sativum
DEscherichia coli
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)
Morgan used **Drosophila melanogaster** — short life cycle (~2 weeks), large progeny, easily distinguishable sexes, many visible hereditary variations.
Provided experimental verification of the chromosomal theory.
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