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... flies . Both groups of flies , which differ by a single allele , are able to learn to avoid tubes with certain odors associated with electric shock . But the Amnesiac flies fail to retain what they have learned as well as the normal flies ...
... flies . Both groups of flies , which differ by a single allele , are able to learn to avoid tubes with certain odors associated with electric shock . But the Amnesiac flies fail to retain what they have learned as well as the normal flies ...
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... fly [ 116 ] . ( The flies lay their eggs in the wounds of cattle and the larvae feed on the flesh of the animals . ) The USDA raised literally billions of sterilized flies and then released them to flood natural populations with the ...
... fly [ 116 ] . ( The flies lay their eggs in the wounds of cattle and the larvae feed on the flesh of the animals . ) The USDA raised literally billions of sterilized flies and then released them to flood natural populations with the ...
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... fly with this allele is anesthetized it will continue to move its legs rhythmically , unlike normal flies . The nerve cells controlling the legs have been shown to produce abnormal signals . Each message has longer lasting effects than ...
... fly with this allele is anesthetized it will continue to move its legs rhythmically , unlike normal flies . The nerve cells controlling the legs have been shown to produce abnormal signals . Each message has longer lasting effects than ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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