results in a mutant phenotype in the offspring, regardless of their one genotype * Egg-polarity genes: another name for a maternal effect gene, a gene that helps control the orientation of the egg * Morphogens- a substance, such as bicoid protein, that provides positional information in the form of a concentration gradient along on embryonic axis. * Segmentation genes: gap genes, pair rules genes, segment polarity *…
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