Genes with products provided by the female to the egg are called:
A)paternal-effect genes.
B)maternal-effect genes.
C)sex-linked genes.
D)embryo-specific genes.
E)egg-specific genes.

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Maternal-effect genes are expressed by the mother and provide gene products necessary for early embryonic development. These genes are transcribed and translated during oogenesis, and their products are deposited in the egg cytoplasm, where they direct early development before zygotic transcription begins.

Genes with Products Provided by the Female to the Egg