8. Thomas Hunt Morgan's choice of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) has been
proven to be useful even today. Which of the following is the most important
character that makes fy one of the most useful and powerful model organisms in
research?
(A) They have compound eyes
(B) They have large and transparent embryos that can be easily studied
(C) They have genome that is more than 90% similar to the human beings
(D) They have short life cycle with large number of offspring