Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 56, Problem 15TYK
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The test that can differentiate between the genetic and the environmental basis for the movement of fruit flies toward the citrus oil.

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The traits in fruit flies or any organism are present as a result of inheritance of the parental genes or changes incorporated due to the change in environment. These changes, which occur in an organism, may be beneficial or harmful for the organism.

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