Flies Mating in Space? Micro-gravity's effect on genetic recombination rates.

The degredation of microtubules in Microgravity is described here https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3no-QoPAArrMTI1MDI1ZjUtNzVkNi00YmQ4LWI1YzMt...
My name is Pranav Singh, I am sixteen years old and this is my entry into Youtube SpaceLab. I would like to give Special Thanks to: Joey Dhindsa, for assistance with experimental graphics David Tag, for assistance with the video editing
Investigative Question: How does Micro-Gravity affect the genetic recombination rates of Drosophila Melanogaster?
Hypothesis: The Microtubules of the Cytoskeleton begin to degrade upon contact with micro-gravity. Kinetochore Microtubules are responsible for the segregation of chromosomes during Anaphase I and Anaphase II. Since these might begin to degrade I believe that we will see abnormal chromosomal segregation and an increase in the hypothesized 17% recombination rate.
Expected Results: I believe we will see an increase in the recombination rate to around 30%.
Thank you for watching my video, and I hope you enjoyed it. Thank You Very Much.

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[GeorgiaBondy]

I really wanna vote for you, i love your creativity but when i click on the link i can't see a vote button anywhere! help

[PranavParmjitSingh]

@GeorgiaBondy Thank You :D well sorry to inform you voting closed yesterday, But I will make sure to remove the link from the description.

[satnamkaurkhalsa]

Good luck

[PranavParmjitSingh]

@satnamkaurkhalsa Thank you for your support it means a lot.

[siids]

Good luck

[PranavParmjitSingh]

@siids Thank you very much :D

[PranavParmjitSingh]

@whiteskullwhiteskull Yes because microgravity does not alter their mechanisms of flight which is the propulsion of air into another direction, and flight is not necessary for this experiment

[whiteskullwhiteskull]

And my question is...can fly a fly in microgravity?

[Headshooter25]

Second!