If the anchor cell is destroyed in Caenorhabditis elegans,
A) no vulva will form.
B) no anchorettes will form.
C) secondary vulval precursors will become primary vulval cells.
D) another cell will differentiate into an anchor cell.
E) signals from the nematode's surface will direct readjustments.

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The anchor cell is responsible for inducing neighboring cells to become primary vulval cells, which ultimately leads to the formation of the vulva. Without the anchor cell, this induction cannot occur and no vulva will form.

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