Which of the following correctly orders the sequence in which genes controlling the development of the anterior-posterior axis of Drosophila larvae are expressed?

A. maternal-effect genes, gap genes, pairrule
genes, segment-polarity genes
B. maternal-effect genes, gap genes,
segment-polarity genes, pair-rule genes
C. pair-rule genes, maternal-effect genes,
segment-polarity genes, gap genes
D. maternal-effect genes, segment-polarity
genes, pair-rule genes, gap genes
E. gap genes, pair-rule genes, segmentpolarity
genes, maternal-effect genes


A

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