Scientists Have Traced the Cell Lineage of Every Somatic and Germ-Line

question 87

Multiple Choice

Scientists have traced the cell lineage of every somatic and germ-line cell in C. elegans and found that the resulting embryo differentiates into an adult hermaphrodite that has exactly _____ cells or an adult male that has _____ cells.

• A) 1,031; 959
• B) 959; 1,551
• C) 959; 1,031
• D) 1,551; 959
• E) 1,551; 1,031

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