Biology 3593B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Anatomy 2, Multicellular Organism, Gastrulation

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A factor within an egg, zygote, or precursor cell may be unequally distributed in the cytoplasm. After cell division, the factor ends up in some daughter cells or regions of cells, but not others: induction (cell-to-cell communication). Mutations in these genes produce changes in segment identity: one homeotic gene mutant (antennapedia) causes legs to grow in the place of antennae. Bithorax causes an extra pair of wings to grow: antennapedia and bithorax are mutations of adjacent gene clusters. It is inextricably linked to morphogenesis, the creation of body form. You might expect morphogenesis to involve a lot of cell division, followed by differentiation and it does. Positional information often comes in the form of an inducer called a morphogen, which diffuses from one group of cells to surrounding cells, setting up a concentration gradient. This cascade of events may remind you of a signal transduction cascade surround what will be the anterior portion of the egg.

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