Mutations That Eliminate a Contiguous Region in the Drosophila Embryo's

question 32

Multiple Choice

Mutations that eliminate a contiguous region in the Drosophila embryo's segmentation pattern are called ________.

• A) homeodomains
• B) gap genes
• C) compartment genes
• D) linkage genes
• E) segment genes

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