____ Are Known as Master Genes of Development, and May

question 77

Multiple Choice

____ are known as master genes of development, and may hold clues to the field of evolutionary developmental biology known as Evo Devo.

• A) Nuclear equivalent genes
• B) Stem cell genes
• C) Prokaryotic transcription factors
• D) Segmentation genes
• E) Homeobox genes

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Definitions:

Transitivity

The principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

Concrete-Operational Children

Describes children typically aged 7 to 11 years old who are in a developmental stage where they can logically think about concrete events but have difficulty understanding abstract or hypothetical concepts.

Decentration

The cognitive ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, important in child development as per Jean Piaget's theory.

Transitivity

A mathematical property indicating that if a relation holds between A and B, and also between B and C, then it must hold between A and C.