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Chapter 20, Problem 3TY
Positional information is important in determining the fate of a cell in a multicellular organism. Animal cells may respond to positional information by
- a. dividing.
- b. migrating.
- c. differentiating.
- d. undergoing apoptosis.
- e. doing any of the above.
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