You have identified a Drosophila gene that is expressed exclusively in the odd-numbered "stripes" in the cellular blastoderm. Assuming that this gene is not redundant, whatwould be the most likely phenotype cause by a loss-of-function mutation in this gene?an embryo missing odd numbered segmentsan adult fly with a second pair of wings instead of halteresan embryo with two anterior endsan embryo missing even-numbered segmentsan embryo missing larval segments 3-10

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You have identified a Drosophila gene that is expressed exclusively in the odd-numbered "stripes" in the cellular blastoderm. Assuming that this gene is not redundant, wh would be the most likely phenotype cause by a loss-of-function mutation in this gene? O an embryo missing odd numbered segments O an adult fly with a second pair of wings instead of halteres O an embryo with two anterior ends an embryo missing even-numbered segments O an embryo missing larval segments 3-10

You have identified a Drosophila gene that is expressed exclusively in the odd-numbered "stripes" in the cellular blastoderm. Assuming that this gene is not redundant, wh would be the most likely phenotype cause by a loss-of-function mutation in this gene? O an embryo missing odd numbered segments O an adult fly with a second pair of wings instead of halteres O an embryo with two anterior ends an embryo missing even-numbered segments O an embryo missing larval segments 3-10

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Chapter17: Developmental Genetics

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