Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134047799
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
Publisher: PEARSON
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What are Hox genes? What properties do they have in common? Are all homeotic genes Hox genes?
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Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
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In humans the...Ch. 20 - CASE STUDY| One foot or another In humans the HOXD...Ch. 20 - CASE STUDY| One foot or another In humans the HOXD...Ch. 20 - HOW DO WE KNOW? In this chapter, we have focused...Ch. 20 - Review the Chapter Concepts list on page 403. Most...Ch. 20 -
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4. Distinguish between the syncytial blastoderm...Ch. 20 - (a) What are maternal-effect genes? (b) When are...Ch. 20 - (a) What are zygotic genes, and when are their...Ch. 20 - List the main classes of zygotic genes. What is...
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8. Experiments have shown that any nuclei placed...Ch. 20 - How can you determine whether a particular gene is...Ch. 20 -
10. You observe that a particular gene is being...Ch. 20 - What are Hox genes? What properties do they have...Ch. 20 -
12. The homeotic mutation Antennapedia causes...Ch. 20 - The Drosophila homeotic mutation spineless...Ch. 20 - A number of genes that control expression of Hox...Ch. 20 - In Arabidopsis, flower development is controlled...Ch. 20 - Prob. 16PDQCh. 20 - Dominguez et al. (2004) suggest that by studying...
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