1. What is a totipotent cell? In each of the following types of organisms, which cells are totipotent? A. Humans B. Corn C. Yeast D. Bacteria 2. What is a meristem? Explain the role of meristems in...

which cells are totipotent?

A. Humans

B. Corn

C. Yeast

D. Bacteria

2. What is a meristem? Explain the role of meristems in plant development.

3. Discuss the morphological differences between animal and plant development. How are the developmental processes different at the cellular level? How are they similar at the genetic level?

4. Predict the phenotypic consequences of each of the following mutations:

A.
apetala1
defective

B.
pistillata
defective

C.
apetala1
and
pistillata
defective

5. Explain how alternative splicing affects sex determination in
Drosophila.