In a Drosophila oocyte, bicoid mRNA produced by the mother is localized at one end of the egg rather than evenly distributed throughout the egg. This is an example of:

A. translational control of gene expression
during development.
B. translational control of development.
C. hierarchical control of gene regulation
during development.
D. maternal developmental effect.
E. oocyte polarization.


E

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