The mutant fly in Figure 17-2 illustrates all of the following except:



a. the existence of homeotic genes in Drosophila.

b. the concept of nuclear equivalence.

c. mutations in genes affecting segment identity.

d. an altered phenotype due to a mutant allele.

e. a structure containing many nuclei residing in a common cytoplasm


E

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