The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C.ee also: United States antitrust law and Competition law. The Sherman Act has seen much controversy. One branch of the criticism focuses on whether the Act improves competition and benefits consumers, or merely aids inefficient businesses at the expense of more innovative ones.
Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly, is a small insect that is commonly found near ripening fruit. Drosophila is a widely used model organism for scientific research and the study of this organism has provided insight into eukaryotic genetics and human disease.
1) To familiarize you with an important research organism, the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. 2) Introduce you to normal wild type and various mutant phenotypes. 3) To help you understand the connection between presence or absence of a genetic trait in an individual and the ratio of that trait in a population.