Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 15SQ
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Concept introduction: The term “master regulator gene” was coined by Susumu Ohno over 30 years ago. The development of an organism from a fertilized egg from its embryonic stage to adulthood requires the synchronized expression of sets of genes at the right times and in the proper places. Master regulator genes are the sets of genes that are responsible for the expression of normal body features of an adult one.
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