What would you expect to see if you placed a bead soaked in FGF8 on the...

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What would you expect to see if you placed a bead soaked in FGF8on the segmental plate of a chick embryo?
A.
formation of somites that lack sclerotome
B.
inhibition of notch oscillations and an acceleration of somiteformation
C.
sustained notch oscillations and an acceleration of somiteformation
D.
sustained notch oscillations and an inhibition of somiteformation

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Answer A Grafting FGF8 Beads Leads to Smaller Somite Formation FGF8mediated changes in gene expression in the vicinity of the bead including a repressive effect on Otx2 and an inductive effect on En1 Fgf8 and Wnt1 See Answer

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	A.	formation of somites that lack sclerotome
	B.	inhibition of notch oscillations and an acceleration of somiteformation
	C.	sustained notch oscillations and an acceleration of somiteformation
	D.	sustained notch oscillations and an inhibition of somiteformation