What was the experimental focus of the preliminary genetic screening performed by Nüsslein- Volhard and Wieschaus?
A) to discover the bicoid gene
B) to generate two- tailed fruit- fly embryos
C) to identify fruit flies with mutations in genes that control fruit- fly development
D) to evaluate the mutagenic properties of varied treatments

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The preliminary genetic screening performed by Nüsslein-Volhard and Wieschaus aimed to identify fruit flies with mutations in genes that control fruit-fly development. They wanted to find genes that are important for proper embryonic development and used mutagens to induce random mutations in the flies. This allowed them to study the effects of specific genes on development.

What Was the Experimental Focus of the Preliminary Genetic Screening