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Which Statement Is NOT True About Homeotic Genes

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Which statement is NOT true about homeotic genes?


A) Each homeotic gene has a variable region and a sequence called the homeobox that is very similar in all such genes.
B) They have been found in almost all eukaryotic organisms.
C) They are master genes that control all other genes in the organism.
D) They are sequentially arranged on the chromosome in the same sequence they are activated during development of the embryo in Drosophila.
E) All homeotic genes are thought to be derived from an original DNA sequence that has been highly conserved in evolution because of its importance to animal evolution.

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