Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding Vertebrate Segmentation

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding vertebrate segmentation?

• A) The presomitic mesoderm retreats tailward as new somites are generated.
• B) The period of gene-expression oscillations in the presomitic mesoderm determines the size of each somite.
• C) If feedback delays in the gene-expression oscillations are increased, somite size will consequently increase as well.
• D) Notch-mediated lateral inhibition ensures that the segmentation clock is different in neighboring cells in the presomitic mesoderm.

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