Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the evolution of eye development in the ribbon worm (Lineus sanquineus) and planaria is false?
A) Inactivating Pax6-related genes in planaria suppresses eyespot formation.
B) Pax6-related genes are not expressed in regeneration experiments with planaria.
C) A Pax6 homolog has been cloned in the ribbon worm.
D) The Pax6 homolog gene in the ribbon worm is expressed at sites where eyespots will develop.
E) Regeneration experiments involving expression of Pax6-related genes give different results in ribbon worm and planaria.
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