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Chapter 25, Problem 17PDQ
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To determine: Whether it is worth to develop a population of Drosophila that has an olfactory mutation by artificial selection with the reason for the same.
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In Drosophila, flies were trained to avoid certain olfactory cues. A mean of 8.5 trials was required for one population. A subgroup of this parental population that was trained most quickly, having a mean value of 6.0 was interbred, and their progeny were examined. These flies demonstrated a mean value of 7.5. The flies obtained has a realized heritability of 0.4.
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