SKN-1 protein is maternally provided to unfertilized oocytes…
SKN-1 protein is maternally provided to unfertilized oocytes an is not asymmetrically localized. Yet, SKN-1 is only required for one of the four blastomeres present at the 4-cell stage shown above. A. (4 pts) Identify the blastomere whose fate depends on SKN-1 activity and Explain how activity of this maternally supplied SKN-1 protein becomes restricted to that blastomere. Be sure to include discussion of other key proteins. B. (2 pts) State and explain the phenotype that results from lack of SKN-1 protein.
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