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Chapter 18, Problem 12P
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In case of mammals, identical twins arise when an embryo is results from a single fertilized egg which divides into two independent embryos, leads to the production of two genetically identical individuals. Based on this information, the question is asked
When can this occur from a genetic view point.
Describe the genetic implications when two genetically distinct embryos are fused in a single individual.
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From a genetic viewpoint, twins are two offsprings that are produced by the same pregnancy. According to zygosity, there are two types of twins-monozygotic or dizygotic. Monozygotic twins are developed from one embryo in which one embryo splits into two embryos, whereas dizygotic twins are developed from two different eggs that are fertilized by separate sperms.
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Ch. 18 - 18.1 Explain why many developmental genes encode...Ch. 18 - Bird beaks develop from an embryonic group of...Ch. 18 - 18.3 How is positional information provided along...Ch. 18 - Early development in Drosophila is atypical in...Ch. 18 - 18.5 Consider the evenskipped regulatory sequences...Ch. 18 - What is the difference between a parasegment and...Ch. 18 - Why do loss-of-function mutations in Hox genes...Ch. 18 - 18.8 Compare and contrast the specification of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 9PCh. 18 - Ablation of the anchor cell in wild type C....
Ch. 18 - 18.11 In gain-of-function and. elegans mutants,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 12PCh. 18 - Prob. 13PCh. 18 - 18.14 Given that maternal Bicoid activates the...Ch. 18 - What phenotypes do you expect in flies homozygous...Ch. 18 - The pair rule gene fushitarazu is expressed in...Ch. 18 - 18.17 In contrast to Drosophila, some insects...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18PCh. 18 - 18.19 You are traveling in the Netherlands and...Ch. 18 - 19.20 A powerful approach to identifying genes of...Ch. 18 - The Hoxd 913 genes are thought to specify digit...Ch. 18 - Three-spined stickleback fish live in lakes formed...Ch. 18 - The flowering jungle plant Lacandoniaschismatica,...Ch. 18 - 18.24 Homeotic genes are thought to regulate each...Ch. 18 - Prob. 25PCh. 18 - Basidiomycota is a monophyletic group of fungi...Ch. 18 - Prob. 27PCh. 18 - In C. elegans there are two sexes: hermaphrodite...Ch. 18 - In Drosophila, recessive mutations in the...
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