A new species of aquatic chordate is discovered that closely resembles an ancient form. It has the following characteristics: external armor of bony plates, no paired lateral fins, and a suspension-feeding mode of nutrition. In addition to these, it will probably have which of the following characteristics?

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

 In C. elegans Formation of the vulva occurs during the larval stage from six cells is called_____

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The cell connecting the overlying gonad to the vulval precursor cells is called Anchor cell, which secretes a paracrine factor that has the ability to activate a pathway by binding this factor on to the VPCs.

I-paracrine factor

II-activates Pathway

Find out the correct match ?

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

 During induction anchor cell secrets a paracrine factor LIN-3 protein is similar to which of the following mammalian growth factor?

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The anchor cell normal function is to induce VPCs to achieve their fate. During an experiment mutated lin-3 gene due to this mutation anchor cell is destroyed, what kind of outcomes will be seen after mutation? 

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

In C. elegans during embryogenesis, an anchor cell and 6 hypodermal vulval precursor cells (VPCs) get involved in forming the vulva. Which of the following statement is incorrect about  VPCs?

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

 Each member of equivalence group is_____?________to become induced by the anchor cell