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1

List the four types of cellular events required for growth of a fertilized egg into an adult multicellular organism.
2

Give two of the axes around which the adult body plan of metazoans is established.
3

Give two morphogens and indicate the body region or axis whose development they control.
4

Differentiate between maternal effect and zygotic genes.
5

In addition to the homeotic genes, mutations in which two groups of genes could lead to homeotic phenotypes?
6

Give two reasons that C. elegans is an extremely useful organism for study of development.
7

What is meant by "reverse genetics"?
8

What processes occur during differentiation?
9

What key features of Arabidopsis thaliana allow it to be successfully used as a model organism?
10

Describe two different mechanisms of sex selection.
11

Splicing of which gene(s) is controlled by the sex lethal (SXL) gene product?
12

What is the function of AMH in mammals?
13

Describe a dioecious plant.





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