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> Drosophila are fruit flies. File under "interesting, but likely not applicable to mammals". Why assume this, without specific evidence? Drosophila are used a
by JabavuAdams 7y ago
> Drosophila are fruit flies. File under "interesting, but likely not applicable to mammals".
Why assume this, without specific evidence? Drosophila are used as a model organism partly because so many effects transfer. We all run on DNA, and our cells all use protein and RNA machinery.