During the last century, biologists have extensively studied Drosophila melanogaster, the common household fruit fly. It's become one of the most popular model organisms, but not because scientists have been determined to rid kitchen fruit bowls of these summertime nuisances. It's because their biology is highly conserved and offers invaluable clues about how multicellular organisms all the way to humans function and evolve.
During the last century, biologists have extensively studied Drosophila melanogaster, the common household fruit fly. It's become one of the most popular model organisms, but not because scientists have been determined to rid kitchen fruit bowls of these summertime nuisances. It's because their biology is highly conserved and offers invaluable clues about how multicellular organisms all the way to humans function and evolve.
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