The Fact That the Embryonic Head Develops Before the Body

question 112

Multiple Choice

The fact that the embryonic head develops before the body illustrates the ____ principle.

• A) cephalocaudal
• B) incomplete dominance
• C) proximodistal
• D) niche-picking

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