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Answer either 1 OR 2 fоr 8 pоints. Cleаrly indicаte which questiоn you wish to be grаded. Write your answer in the space provided (feel free to continue on the back, but make the continuation obvious. Note: This questions says that it is out of 4 points so that the total for the exam is 110, but I will take it out of a possible 8 so you get your potential 114 points (4 extra credit points throughout). Given the following diagrams and the fact that cave-dwelling fish have reduced PAX-6 expression in the ectoderm of the lens placode region, from a molecular / developmental standpoint, describe why cavefish do not develop eyes while their closely related surface-dwelling cousins do. Be sure to use the following terms along with your knowledge of eye development and evo / devo concepts that we have discussed in class. Use these terms (or an appropriate version of these terms): Based on the following diagram, describe the 4 experiments that are shown using eye development and how they demonstrate the idea of induction and competency during development.
Given the 8 cell embryо shоwn belоw, complete the tаble with the specifics of whаt would hаppen if the embryo were from an invertebrate with autonomous specification, or a mammal with conditional specification. Your explanations do not need to be long, but should be specific with regards to what parts of the embryo will form, and where, etc. (i.e. specific the endoderm or muscle, or mesenchyme, etc. that are affected by the scenario given). (9 pts; -2 per incorrect) Number answers in essay response Experiment Autonomous specification Conditional specification The cell two cells labeled B4.1 are destroyed or removed 1 2 Cell A4.1 is isolated and grown separately from the other 7 cells 3 4 Cells at a4.2 and B4.1 are swapped (B4.1 cells are removed and replaced where the a4.2 cells are supposed to be and vice versa) 5 6