How Are the Vast Majority of Proteins Expressed Early in an Animal's

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Multiple Choice

How are the vast majority of proteins expressed early in an animal's development?

• A) They are translated from preexisting mRNAs present in the unfertilized egg.
• B) They are translated from preexisting mRNAs delivered by the sperm that fertilized an egg.
• C) They are transcribed and translated from the unfertilized egg's DNA post-fertilization.
• D) They are translated from mRNAs that were transcribed from the zygote's DNA in the first three rounds of cell division.

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