If You Experimentally Removed the GSK-Inhibiting Protein from a Fertilized

question 131

Multiple Choice

If you experimentally removed the GSK-inhibiting protein from a fertilized amphibian egg, a likely result would be

• A) more glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) on the dorsal side than on the ventral side of the embryo.
• B) more β-catenin on the ventral side than on the dorsal side of the embryo.
• C) a redistribution of β-catenin to the dorsal side of the embryo.
• D) an inversion of the anterior-posterior axis.
• E) a disruption of the dorsal-ventral axis.

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