; roughly 150 words) When noggin mRNA or cDNA is injected into a ventro- vegetal blastomere of a 8-cell Xenopus blastula
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:23 pm
; roughly 150 words) When noggin mRNA or cDNA is injected into a ventro- vegetal blastomere of a 8-cell Xenopus blastula, the resultant cells express NCAM (neural cell adhesion marker). What have these cells become, and what is the molecular (meaning interaction between molecules) mechanism by which that fate is induced? When compared to the normal axis of the animal, what do these embryos look like? If, in a second experiment, BMPs are co-injected with the noggin, what is the appearance of the rescued animals, and why?