Predict What Would Happen If a Fruit Fly Regulatory Gene

question 41

Multiple Choice

Predict what would happen if a fruit fly regulatory gene that codes for a leg replaced a frog gene in the same position.

• A)The frog would produce a fruit fly leg.
• B)The gene would kill the frog embryo.
• C)The frog would produce a frog leg.
• D)The frog would produce a leg that is part frog and part insect.

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