Morgan carried out his crosses using:
ADiplococcus
BDrosophila
CDictyostelium
DDinoflagellate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Drosophila
1. He needed an organism that bred quickly in the laboratory.
2. Morgan worked with the tiny fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster.
3. So the correct answer is Drosophila.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Ch 5 'Principles of Inheritance and Variation'_
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