Mutations in the Pax6 gene cause developmental defects in the eyes of flies, mice, and humans. This suggests that:
A) the eyes of flies, mice, and humans evolved by convergent evolution.
B) Pax6 may be a master regulator of eye development.
C) Pax6 has been evolutionarily conserved.
D) Pax6 may be a master regulator of eye development that has been evolutionarily conserved.
E) Pax6 may be a master regulator of eye development that has evolved independently in the lineages leading to flies, mice, and humans.
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