Development of the nematode Caenorhabditis ele-gans generates exactly 959 somatic cells; it also producesan additional 131 cells that are later eliminated by apop-tosis. Classical genetic experiments in C. elegans isolatedmutants that led to the identification of the first genesinvolved in apoptosis. Of the many mutations affectingapoptosis in the nematode, none have ever been found inthe gene for cytochrome c. Why do you suppose that sucha central effector molecule in apoptosis was not found inthe many genetic screens for “death” genes that have beencarried out in C. elegans?

Development of the nematode Caenorhabditis ele-gans generates exactly 959 somatic cells; it also producesan additional 131 cells that are later eliminated by apop-tosis. Classical genetic experiments in C. elegans isolatedmutants that led to the identification of the first genesinvolved in apoptosis. Of the many mutations affectingapoptosis in the nematode, none have ever been found inthe gene for cytochrome c. Why do you suppose that sucha central effector molecule in apoptosis was not found inthe many genetic screens for “death” genes that have beencarried out in C. elegans?

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