Homeotic genes
(A) encode transcription factors that control the expression of genes responsible for specific anatomical structures.
(B) are found only in Drosophila and other arthropods.
(C) are the only genes that contain ihe homeobox domain.
(D) encode proteins that form anatomical structures in the fly.
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