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The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was found to be very suitable for expermiental verification of chromosomal theory on inheritanc by Morgan and his coleagues because

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It reproduces parthenogenetically

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A single mating produces two young flies

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Smaller female is easily recognisable from larger male

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It completes life cycle in about two weeks

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