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Which of the following is true about axon guidance?
Which of the following is true about axon guidance?
- Axon guidance is a subfield of genetics that deals with the process by which neurons send out axons to reach their correct targets.
- Axons follow imprecise paths in the nervous system.
- Axon guidance is a subfield of neural development that deals with the process by which neurons send out axons to reach their correct targets. (correct)
- Axon growth occurs from the cell body.
What is the function of growth cones during axon guidance?
What is the function of growth cones during axon guidance?
- Growth cones are responsible for the guidance of axons to their correct targets. (correct)
- Growth cones are responsible for the formation of axons.
- Growth cones are responsible for the destruction of axons.
- Growth cones are responsible for the maintenance of axons.
What are guidance cues in the context of axon guidance?
What are guidance cues in the context of axon guidance?
- Signals that maintain axons.
- Signals that destroy axons.
- Signals that attract or repel axons. (correct)
- Signals that initiate axon growth.
