Multiple choice

In Drosophila maternal affect gene is involved in which of the following process?

  1. In defining polarity to the egg.

  2. Roughly subdivides the embryo along the anterior/posterior axis.

  3. Divides the embryo into pairs of segments.

  4. It sets the anterior/posterior axis of each segment.

  5. Involved in the formation of legs.
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Explanation

Maternal genes establish gradients from anterior and posterior poles.

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