In flies, the group of homeobox genes that determines the identities of each segment of a fly's body is the group known as
a. promoters
b. operators
c. silencing complexes
d. Hox genes
Ans: d. Hox genes
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What is produced during the first and second stages of aerobic respiration that are needed for the final stage (electron transfer phosphorylation)?
What will be an ideal response?