All of the following are desirable qualities in a model organism EXCEPT __________.A.) long life spanB.) ease of growthC.) commo

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All of the following are desirable qualities in a model organism EXCEPT __________.A.) long life spanB.) ease of growthC.) commo

n genetic mechanisms with other organismsD.) production of many offspring

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Anna [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T17:15:06+03:00

Answer:

Long life span

Explanation:

A model organism is a non human specie that is used for study in order to understand a particular biological phenomena.

One of the qualities of a model organism is that; It should have a short life span this will make it more amenable to experimental manipulation due to short generational time. Therefor Long life span will not be a desirable characteristic.

Other desirable characteristic includes ease of growth and production of many offsprings.

Also common genetic mechanism with other organisms, they should share some degree relatedness.