In Drosophila, a mutation which causes a defect in the cuticle of every segment, A1-A8 (abdominal segments) in the embryonic pattern is called a mutation. Select one: O a. gap O b. embryonic polarity O c segment polarity O d. homeotic (Hox) O e pair-rule

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