What is a major advantage of using a sensitizer screen as opposed to a primary screen?
A)Sensitizer screens can be used to identify redundant genes.
B)Sensitizer screens are eassier to perform.
C)Sensitizer screens are a random selection of flies based on their morphology and therefore should identify all genes invovled in development.
D)Sensitizer screen are performed with chemically mutagenized flies so any and all genes that affect development should be identified more rapidly than screening for spontaneous mutants.

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Sensitizer screens are used to identify redundant genes by enhancing the phenotype of a mutation, allowing researchers to uncover genes that may not show a phenotype on their own due to redundancy.

What Is a Major Advantage of Using a Sensitizer Screen