What significant conclusion has the classic work on the eyeless and Pax6 genes provided in terms of developmental mechanisms?

What will be an ideal response?


Some vertebrate versions of binary switch genes are capable of triggering developmentally significant processes across broad evolutionary distances. Such genes are therefore related evolutionarily.

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Which of the following levels of the vertebrate nervous system is responsible for the skeletal muscle responses to stimuli (i.e., which system causes these responses)?

A. sensory B. somatic C. sympathetic D. parasympathetic E. All of these answers are correct

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Which fungal lineage is the oldest?

a. Deuteromycetes b. Chytrids c. Glomeromycetes d. Zygomycetes e. Ascomycetes

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list some common disorders of the large intestine

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The _____ is involved in regulating sleep–wake cycles, and the _____ is involved in regulating blood sugar levels and hunger.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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