Which of the following statements regarding model organism is correct? Which of

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Which of the following statements regarding model organism is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding model organisms is correct? O Gregor Mendel used pea plant as a model organism for his experiments because it was easy to cultivate and information about the chromosomes was available. O Caenorhabditis elegans is a multicellular round worm with a short life cycle and the information about the chromosomes is available which allows easy genetic manipulation OA model organism should have a fewer offspring's, should have a short generation time and should be responsive to genetic manipulations. According to CDC, 9 out of 10 leading causes of deaths have genetic components involved; therefore a model organism should not be responsive to genetic manipulations and should have longer and stable generation time

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B) C.elegans has a short life span, they are transparent and have a complex nervous system which controls simple behavoiur like feeding, breeding etc. Moreover C.elegans was the first organism whose genome was sequences so, we have complete information about it's chromosomes.

Model organism should have certain characteristics those are

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