In experiments with the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers were able to trace the development of the generalized zygote into the specialized cells of the adult roundworm, a schematic that formed a(n)
A) homeobox.
B) pattern formation.
C) cytoplasmic segregation.
D) induction.
E) fate map.

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The trace of development from a generalized zygote to specialized cells of an adult organism is known as a fate map. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is E) fate map.

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