What Would Be the Consequence of Removing a Founder Cell

question 81

Multiple Choice

What would be the consequence of removing a founder cell early in the development of Caenorhabditis ?

• A) The organism would continue to develop normally.
• B) The organism would develop normally but would be slightly smaller.
• C) The organism would not develop at all.
• D) The organism would be a hermaphrodite.
• E) The structures that normally develop from that cell would be missing.

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Definitions:

Horizontal

Parallel to the ground or to the bottom edge of a page, creating a left and right orientation.

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A stroke resulting from bleeding from a blood vessel.

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Cerebellum

A part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates, which coordinates and regulates muscular activity.