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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

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Which one of the following is the most suitable, medium for culture of Drosophila melanogaster?

  • Moist bread

  • Agar agar

  • Ripe banana

  • Cow dung

Solution

C.

Ripe banana

Drosophila melanogaster is commonly called as fruitfly and is often used in genetic and developmental biology researchers. The ripe banana is the most suitable medium for the culture of this fly.
Moist bread is a culture medium for the fungus Rhizopus while agar-agar is used as a tissue culture medium.

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