You find a mutant Drosophila larva that is lacking anterior structures. You know that this embryo had normal amounts of Bicoid protein. What other type of mutation could cause this result?
A. A hunchback mutation that inhibits Hunchback production.
B. A hunchback mutation that causes Hunchback overproduction.
C. A maternal effect gene mutation that inhibits the production of a maternal gene product.
D. A segmentation gene mutation that inhibits production of a segmentation gene product.
E. A segmentation gene mutation that causes the overproduction of a segmentation gene product.
A. A hunchback mutation that inhibits Hunchback production.
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