A mutation affects the function of the Hox genes in a developing Drosophila embryo. Which of the following is the MOST likely consequence?
Premature termination of embryonic development.
Failure of gastrulation.
Homeotic transformations, leading to segments developing with characteristics of other segments.
Lack of differentiation of germ layers.
Related Questions
In plants, the conversion of permanent tissues like parenchyma to meristematic tissue like interfascicular cambium is an example of:
Redifferentiation
Differentiation
Dedifferentiation
Senescence
Unlike the formation of vascular tissues from procambium, the development of interfascicular cambium from parenchyma cells represents:
Redifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Differentiation
Cell maturation
Which of the following cellular processes is responsible for the formation of interfascicular cambium from differentiated parenchyma cells in dicot stems?
Totipotency
Dedifferentiation
Redifferentiation
Differentiation
Which of the following processes occurs when leaf mesophyll cells in tissue culture revert to an undifferentiated callus?
Differentiation
Redifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Organogenesis
A scientist is culturing leaf mesophyll cells. The cells lose their specialized features and form an unorganized mass. This is NOT an example of:
Dedifferentiation
Callus formation
Cellular totipotency
Differentiation
The process by which cells loose their specialisation is called
Differentiation
Undifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Premitotic division
Which one is the example of dedifferentiation?
Procambium and vascular cambium
Cork cambium and interfasicular cambium
Cork cambium and vascular cambium
Procambium and cork cambium
The development of interfascicular cambium from mature parenchyma cells between vascular bundles exemplifies:
Redifferentiation
Differentiation
Dedifferentiation
Plasticity
In plant tissue culture, the formation of callus from explants, such as leaf mesophyll cells, is an example of:
Redifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Totipotency
Pleiotropy
In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are placed in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon is known as:
Redifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Differentiation
Transdifferentiation