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#Question id: 7189


Following statements were made regarding vulval development in C. elegans:

A. The formation of the anchor cell is mediated by lin-12, the C. elegans homologue of the Notch gene.

B. The formation of the anchor cell is mediated by lin-12, the C. elegans homologue of the Delta gene.

C. The lin-12 gene needs to function only in that cell destined to become the uterine precursor cell.

D. Presumptive Anchor cell also need lin-12.

E. Two cells originally synthesize both the signal for uterine differentiation (the LAG-2 protein, homologous to Delta) and the receptor for this molecule (the LIN-12 protein, homologous to Notch.

Which one of the following options represents a combination of correct statements?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. A, C and D
  2. A, E and D
  3. A, C and E
  4. A, B and F