Which statement is false with regard to development in C.elegans?
A) Hermaphrodites have two X chromosomes and five autosomes.
B) XO animals can be crossed with XX hermaphrodites.
C) It is possible to trace the lineage of all of the cells in the adult from the zygote.
D) All adult tissue arises from six founder cells.
E) Self-incompatibility ensures that sperm cannot fertilize eggs from the same animal.

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Self-incompatibility is not a feature of C. elegans reproduction. C. elegans hermaphrodites are self-fertile, meaning they can produce offspring by fertilizing their own eggs with their own sperm.

Which Statement Is False with Regard to Development in C