You created a worm that expresses a human Bcl-2 transgene, and you are crossing the transgene into a homozygous ced-9 mutant background.However, you inadvertantly used a clone of Bcl-2 with a mutation in the BH domain, which is essential for function.What results do you expect for the ced-9 mutants with the mutant Bcl-2 transgene?
A)131 cells will die.
B)All 1090 cells will die.
C)All 1090 cells will live.
D)959 cells will die.

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The Answer of You created a worm that expresses a human Bcl-2 transgene, and you are crossing the transgene into a homozygous ced-9 mutant background.However, you inadvertantly used a clone of Bcl-2 with a mutation in the BH domain, which is essential for function.What results do you expect for the ced-9 mutants with the mutant Bcl-2 transgene?
A)131 cells will die.
B)All 1090 cells will die.
C)All 1090 cells will live.
D)959 cells will die.

You Created a Worm That Expresses a Human Bcl-2 Transgene