Multiple Choice
What would happen if PAX6,the homeotic gene that drives eye development in mice and humans,were inserted into a fruit fly embryo that was homozygous for the eyeless allele of the fruit fly gene that controls fruit fly eye development?
A) It would be likely to drive the development of miniature eyes on the fruit fly that shared features of mouse and human eyes.
B) It would be likely to drive the development of miniature mouse eyes on the fruit fly.
C) It would be likely to drive the development of miniature human eyes on the fruit fly.
D) It would be likely to drive the production of reasonably normal fruit fly eyes in the embryo.
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