The Eda Gene, Which Regulates Growth of Lateral Armor Plates

question 28

Multiple Choice

The Eda gene, which regulates growth of lateral armor plates in stickleback fishes,

• A) codes for more armored plates in the recessive allele than the wild type.
• B) is hard to study because the recessive condition affects surrounding tissue.
• C) has variants responsible for much of the variation in the number of lateral plates each stickleback grows.
• D) is easy to study because the recessive condition affects surrounding tissue.

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