You are observing the embryonic development of a new species in your laboratory. This species has indeterminate development. You note a mutation in which one of the blastomeres (early cells) mutates and loses its function. What do you hypothesize would happen to this being?
A. Uncertain future for the embryo-depending on which blastomere was lost, the remaining blastomeres might accommodate the formation of the necessary structures of the embryo.
B. Immediate embryo death-the remaining blastomeres could not accommodate the formation of the necessary structures of the embryo.
C. Nothing-the remaining blastomeres would accommodate the formation of the necessary structures of the embryo.
D. The embryo would certainly lack some features as a result of the lost blastomere.
Answer: C
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