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1
Q

What are the important genes of embryogenesis?

A

Sonic Hedgehog gene
Wnt-7 gene
FGF gene
Homeobox (Hox) gene

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Where is sonic hedgehog gene produced?

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Base of limbs in Zone of Polarizing activity

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What is sonic hedgehog involved in?

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Patterning along Anterior-Posterior Axis

CNS development

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4
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A mutation in Sonic Hedgehog gene can cause what?

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Holoprosencephaly

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Where is Wnt-7 gene produced?

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Apical Ectodermal Ridge

-thickened ectoderm at distal end of each developing limb

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Wnt-7 gene is necessary for what?

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Proper organization along dorsal-ventral axis

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Where is FGF gene produced?

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Apical ectodermal ridge

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What is the role of the FGF gene?

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Stimulates Mitosis of underlying Mesoderm

-Lengthening of limbs

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What is Homeobox (Hox) genes involved in?

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Segmental organization of embryo in the Craniocaudal direction

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What happens in Hox mutations?

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Appendages in wrong locations

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