Imagine That a Researcher Is Looking at a Mutant Arabidopsis

question 46

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher is looking at a mutant Arabidopsis plant that only produces carpels and sepals; stamens and petals are absent. Which of the following statements must be TRUE regarding this plant?

• A)B activity is inhibited in this Arabidopsis mutant.
• B)There is B activity in an abnormal location in this mutant, with B acting in all of the cell whorls.
• C)The only mutation that would explain this phenotype is one that inhibits PISTILLATA.
• D)This plant likely carries a mutation in APETALA-2.
• E)B activity is inhibited in this Arabidopsis mutant, and this plant likely carries a mutation in APETALA-2.

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