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Wild-type Drosophila flies are _____ to ethanol supplied in food.

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asked Feb 8, 2022 in Genetic Engineering by Charlotte (118k points)

Wild-type Drosophila flies are _____ to ethanol supplied in food.

(a) resistant

(b) non-resistant

(c) resistant at low concentration and non-resistant at higher concentration

(d) resistant at higher concentrations and non-resistant at lower concentration

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Noah (693k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Charlotte

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The correct answer is (a) resistant

The best I can explain: The wild type flies are resistant to ethanol supplied in the food. This property can be exploited as a selectable marker and which is in the form of alcohol dehydrogenase gene.

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