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The Importance of Model Organisms
by Abel Alcázar-Román
The Importance of Model Organisms
Learning Objectives
Appreciate their importance
Be familiar with some
Be able to assess their strengths and weaknesses
Model organisms - why care?
Model organisms - why care?
Fruit fly - Drosophila melanogaster
People - Homo sapiens
What type of organism would you prefer to use in
the study of biological mechanisms underlying this
disease?
a)Humans
b)Monkeys
c)Cows
d)Mice
e)Flies
f)Worms
g)Yeast