At birth, a large, well-nourished baby is found to have a plasma glucose concentration of 17 mg/Dl (normal is 80 to 100 mg/dL) and a plasma insulin concentration twice the normal value. What is the explanation for these findings?

#Question id: 7178

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

In sea urchin, the large micromeres are autonomously specified. They inherit maternal determinants that were deposited at the vegetal hemisphere of the egg; these become incorporated into the large micromeres at fourth cleavage. When an isolated animal hemisphere is combined with isolated micromeres, then what will be the result?

#Question id: 7179

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Blocking BMP(BMP2, BMP4, BMP7) signaling by infecting progress zone cells with retroviruses carrying dominant negative BMP receptors. Which of the following results are found?

#Question id: 7180

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Development of tetrapod limb has to function in a three dimensional coordinated system:

Proximal-distal axis by ____a_____

Anterior-posterior axis by ___b_____

Dorsal-ventral axis by ______c____

Which of the following combinations are correct?

#Question id: 7181

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Following graph represents Inhibition of L1-mediated cell adhesion by alcohol.

If L1 is mutate, which of the following graph is correct?

#Question id: 7182

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Suppose a flower had normal expression of genes A and C and expression of gene B in all four whorls. Based on the ABC hypothesis, what would be the structure of that flower, starting at the outermost whorl?

#Question id: 7183

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Following graphs (A and B) represents establishment of a maternal gradient in Hunchback protein.

which of the following statements are correct according to graphs?