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If a fertilized Drosophila egg is punctured at the anterior end and a small amount of cytoplasm is allowed to leak out, what will be the most likely effect on the development of the fly embryo?

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Chapter17: Developmental Genetics

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Problem 3TYU: The anteriorposterior axis of a Drosophila embryo is first established by certain (a) homeotic genes...

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