Which property is shared by malignant tumor cells and transformed cells in culture?

a. reduced growth factor requirement                        b. attachment-dependent growth

c. loss of actin microfilaments                                    d. altered morphology

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#Question id: 7139

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

If apoptosis in the developing limb were blocked, what feature of a normal limb would not form?

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#Question id: 7140

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

In thinking about the development of the wing imaginal disc of Drosophila, what is the significance of 'compartments'?

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#Question id: 7141

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Engrailed comes to be expressed in posterior compartments during Drosophila embryogenesis; what is the consequence of engrailed activation of hedgehog (Hh) signaling from the posterior compartment of the wing disc?

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#Question id: 7142

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Keeping in mind the fact that genes are often named for the phenotype of a mutation in that gene, what might be the phenotype of a mutation of the Distal-less gene of Drosophila?

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#Question id: 7143

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The development of drugs to block the activity of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been applied to the control of the growth of cancers. What is the rationale for such a strategy?

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#Question id: 7144

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Heart development begins as