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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 12SQ
A mutation that alters the embryonic expression pattern of a ___ may lead to major differences in the adult form.
a. derived trait
b. master gene
c. homologous structure
d. all of the above
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