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1. Even small concentrations of bicoid protein will cause the anterior portion of an organism to form there.

2. Bicoid is only one type of morphogen.

3. In chickens, the wings develop from a zone of polarizing activity (ZPA).


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE

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