Exam 1: History and Basic Concepts

Pancreatic and muscle cells are specialized to perform distinct functions but contain the exact same set of genetic instructions. Which of the options given does not represent a mechanism to accomplish this?

What is the key hypothesis of a mosaic model for developmental fate regulation?

Which of the options given is not true of the French flag mechanism of pattern formation?

The influence of one cell over another neighbouring cell's development is called.

Which developmental process establishes a coordinate system whereby cells "know" their location within an embryo?

Which of these terms refers to the "generation of form?"

Which of these is true of meiosis?

A human zygote, which has the potential to give rise to a complete new human, is often described as what type of cell?

What do we call a group of cells that differentiates according to its normal fate after it has been isolated from the embryo and cultured in a neutral environment?

Which of the options given is not true of the Spemann-Mangold organizer experiment?