Homeotic genes

a. cause lethal mutations.
b. regulate development of specific body parts
c. are found only in fruit flies, where they are
responsible for odd placement of appendages.
d. produce “fate maps.”
e. form as blocks of genes in cells randomly
distributed throughout the body.


Answer: b

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