Question

Mendel chose to study pea plants for their diversity. Give another example of an organism that would be useful in the study of genetics. Justify your response in two or more complete sentences.

Answer 1

Bamboo would be good
This is because these studies would take a very long time if you studied something that took a long time to grow. This means we use things that grow fast and bamboo is a very fast growing plant

Answer 2

Answer:

Drosophila is useful in the study of genetics

Explanation:

Drosophila has a small genome that is fully sequenced. It has a short life span and gives rise to many offsprings. Hence new fly lines carrying different mutations are easy to make and study. Drosophila contains 75 % of genes that are responsible for human disease. Hence it is aptly called the "Cinderella" of genetics.