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    Fruit flies have been known to be mutated so that they have an extra pair of legs on their head, and that they have an extra pair of genitals instead of their eyes. Anyone know if this was a natural mutation or a man-made one?

    Question #35048. Asked by student. (Jun 06 03 2:29 PM)


    Friar Tuck

    		The fruit flies in http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/ show just a few of the mutations that occur in natural fruit fly populations.

    Jun 06 03, 4:36 PM

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