Answer to Question #109402 in Genetics for Alexa Reed

Question

16.2B - Most genetics research is performed on model organisms, such as fruit flies, bacteria, mice, peas, or corn. Why?

Place a check mark next to every reason why humans are not good genetics test subjects:

Hint: There are 4 correct answers
Group of answer choices

Humans have too few offspring to be statistically significant

Human life-spans and generations are too long

Humans only possess dominant traits since we are highly evolved mammals

Human genetics are usually non-mendelian, which makes them very complicated to study

Humans do not express observable phenotypes

Human genotypes are always the wild-type and show little variation

It is unethical to perform genetics experiments that require the forced mating of humans

Answer 1

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