Which of the Following Are Maternal Effect Genes That Control

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are maternal effect genes that control the orientation of the egg and thus the Drosophila embryo?

• A) homeotic genes
• B) segmentation genes
• C) egg-polarity genes
• D) morphogens

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