Predict what would happen if a fruit fly regulatory gene that codes for a leg replaced a frog gene in the same position

A) The frog would produce a fruit fly leg.
B) The frog would produce a leg that is part frog and part insect.
C) The frog would produce a frog leg.
D) The gene would kill the frog embryo.


Answer: C

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