You Are an Evolutionary Biologist Analyzing the Evolution of Embryo

question 47

Essay

You are an evolutionary biologist analyzing the evolution of embryo development in different species.You identify an important gene that controls the placement of body regions in fruit flies,mice,and chickens,and you find the gene is exactly the same in each species.You then determine it is the enhancer sequence of the genes that is different in each species.Why would such very different species have the same gene sequence but a different enhancer sequence?

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Definitions:

Folk Art Movement

A style of art that reflects cultural heritage, traditions, and the community life of ordinary people, typically produced by self-taught or minimally trained artists.

Hamada Shoji

A renowned Japanese ceramic artist and a key figure in the mingei (folk craft) movement, known for his stoneware pieces.

Jiro Yoshihara

A Japanese painter and influencer in the post-World War II art scene, known as the founder of the avant-garde Gutai group.

Okakura Kakuzo

A Japanese scholar and art critic, known for his works that introduced and explained Asian art and philosophy to Western audiences in the early 20th century.