Mutant fruit flies that make only one antimicrobial peptide were tested for survival after infection with Neurospora crassa fungi or with Micrococcus luteus bacteria, and the results are shown in Figures 35.1 and 35.2.

Figure 35.1 Figure 35.2
-The results shown in the graphs in Figures 35.1 and 35.2 support the hypothesis that

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Mutant fruit flies that make only one antimicrobial peptide were tested for survival after infection with Neurospora crassa fungi or with Micrococcus luteus bacteria, and the results are shown in Figures 35.1 and 35.2.
  
  Figure 35.1 Figure 35.2
-The results shown in the graphs in Figures 35.1 and 35.2 support the hypothesis that

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The graphs show that the mutant fruit flies that make only one antimicrobial peptide, drosomycin, have higher survival rates after infection with Neurospora crassa fungi compared to the control group (Figure 35.1). This supports the hypothesis that adding the drosomycin gene to such mutants protects them from fungal infection. However, the same mutant flies showed no difference in survival rates after infection with Micrococcus luteus bacteria compared to the control group (Figure 35.2). Therefore, the hypothesis that the presence of any single antimicrobial peptide protects against both infective agents (option D) cannot be supported based on these results. The other answer choices are not supported by the data presented.

Mutant Fruit Flies That Make Only One Antimicrobial Peptide Were