When the optic vesicle contacts overlying ectoderm, developmental events are induced, leading to ____ in the

developing lens.



a. crystallin and keratin synthesis
b. crystallin synthesis
c. keratin synthesis
d. degradation of crystalline and keratin
e. apoptosis


ANSWER: b

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