Response from: cherry

Oh, well...does this means that fruit flies will be an experimental object from now on, aside from rats?

Response from: ruth

Fruitflies, or Drosophila, have long been used as models for genetic research. Indeed, the most basic genetic principles of genetics and heredity were established with the help of the humble fruit fly. They are easy to mass-produce, and the generation time is short, so several generations can be studied without waiting for ages... Also a favorite among geneticists is the worm, C. elegans.