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Which genes control the spatial organization of body parts?
What is the role of Hox genes in animal development?
How did six-legged insects likely evolve from a many-legged crustacean ancestor?
What is the likely role of new developmental genes arising from gene duplication events?
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What causes the loss of spines in lake stickleback fish?
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What can regulatory changes in developmental genes be limited to?
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What is the likely role of changes in the regulation of developmental genes in the evolution of body form?
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What are homeotic genes?
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What is the likely role of Hox genes in the evolution of body form?
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What is the likely role of changes in gene sequence in the evolution of body form?
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Which of the following is an example of heterochrony mentioned in the text?
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What does paedomorphosis refer to?
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In paedomorphosis, how does the rate of reproductive development compare to somatic development?
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What can heterochrony alter in terms of reproductive development?
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Which of the following is not an example of heterochrony?
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What is the result of increased growth rates of finger bones in bat wings?
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What is the main focus of the text?
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What does heterochrony refer to in the context of the text?
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What is the result of paedomorphosis?
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What is the term used to describe the elongated hand and finger bones in a bat wing?
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