During the Development of the Vulva in Caenorhabditis Elegans, When

question 80

Multiple Choice

During the development of the vulva in Caenorhabditis elegans, when the Notch ligand binds a Notch receptor on a progenitor cell:

• A)signal transduction results in activation of a set of transcription factors.
• B)genes that produce the Notch ligand are transcribed.
• C)genes that produce the Notch receptor are inhibited.
• D)genes that produce the EGF receptor are inhibited.
• E)None of the answer options is correct.

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