Hocks genes are regulatory genes in multicellular animals that code for transcription factors that determine the basic body plan it in a developing embryo they act as switches that turn other genes on and off scientist have found that a mutation in a fruit fly hox gene produces flies with legs instead of antennae sticking out of their heads another hox gene mutation results in flies with two pairs of wings instead of one pair hocks genes affect body plans by controlling the expression of many other genes.

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Hocks genes are regulatory genes in multicellular animals that code for transcription factors that determine the basic body plan it in a developing embryo they act as switches that turn other genes on and off scientist have found that a mutation in a fruit fly hox gene produces flies with legs instead of antennae sticking out of their heads another hox gene mutation results in flies with two pairs of wings instead of one pair hocks genes affect body plans by controlling the expression of many other genes.

Mini multicellular animals have the same hox genes which statement is evidence for this claim?

A) The body plans have complex animals change over generations

B) The body plans of complex animals typically have a large number of mutations

C) The body plants of complex animals are very similar to one another

D) there is a wide Variety of body plans, and complex animals

Answer 1

typically have a similar arrangement of hox genes.