Drosophila melanogaster
Grown in simple synthetic medium, complete the life cycle in two weeks / short life cycle, single mating produce more variations / easy to handle.
Detailed Answer:
Morgan preferred to work with fruit flies because of the following reasons:
(a) It can be grown in simple synthetic medium.
(b) It can complete its life cycle within two weeks i.e., it has a short life cycle.
(c) Single mating produces more progenies.
(d) It shows dimorphism and many heritable variations.
(e) It is easy to handle.
