Nucleic acid hybridization was used to test which of the following hypotheses about Hox genes?
A) Hox genes are transcription factors.
B) Hox genes were derived from duplications of a single ancestral gene.
C) Hox genes are responsible for the identity of segments in the developing embryo.
D) Hox genes are maternal effect genes.
E) Hox genes encode morphogens.

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Nucleic acid hybridization can be used to compare sequences and determine if genes are derived from a common ancestral gene, supporting the hypothesis that Hox genes were derived from duplications of a single ancestral gene.

Nucleic Acid Hybridization Was Used to Test Which of the Following