Hox genes
A) encode protein domains that are important in development and that have been highly conserved over evolutionary time.
B) are found in diverse organisms.
C) can produce the wrong structure in the wrong place when mutated.
D) help determine cell fate within each segment of a developing Drosophila embryo.
E) All of the above

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Hox genes encode protein domains that are important in development and have been highly conserved over evolutionary time. They are found in diverse organisms and can produce the wrong structure in the wrong place when mutated. In Drosophila embryos, Hox genes help determine cell fate within each segment. Therefore, all of the above options are correct.

Hox Genes