BIOLOGY
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Chapter 19, Problem 3S
You have generated a set of mutant embryonic mouse cells. Predict the developmental consequences for each of the following mutations.
a. Knockout mutation for N-cadherin
b. Knockout mutation for integrin
c. Deletion of the cytoplasmic domain of integrin
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