Developmental Mechanisms Problem Set

Problem 4: Role of the optic vessicle in embryonic lens development

The formation of the lens from the ectoderm layer during frog embryonic development is dependent upon signals received from the underlying optic vessicle. This is an example of:

A. embryonic induction
B. pattern formation
C. homeotic gene regulation
D. polarity in the embryo
E. apical dominance


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