By transferring neural crest cells from a duck to a quail and vice versa, Schneider and Helms demonstrated that:

a. neural crest cells influence the development of beaks.
b. beaks influence fitness traits.
c. homeobox genes are conserved across species.
d. gene duplication causes a difference in beak shape.


A

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