A Group of Geneticists Exposed the Seeds of a Dicot

question 3

Multiple Choice

A group of geneticists exposed the seeds of a dicot plant to various levels of radiation in order to induce random mutations. Many of the irradiated seeds failed to germinate. Some of the seeds, however, germinated in the lab a were carefully studied. The scientists discovered a mutation that prevents the formation of a hypocotyl hook dur germination. Based on this scenario, the mutant plant most likely germinated

• A) but damage to the cotyledons prevented the seedlings' emergence from the soil.
• B) but the mutated hypocotyl hook caused damage to the emerging root tip.
• C) but the mutated hypocotyl hook failed to push the cotyledons above the soil.
• D) and grew like a normal plant.
• E) but was unable to photosynthesize.

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