NEET 2003 Biology question

During embryonic development, the establishment of polarity along anterior/posterior, dorsal/ventral or medial/lateral axis is called : -

(1)Organizer phenomenaCorrect
(2)Axis formation
(3)Anamorphosis
(4)Pattern formation

Answer: (1)

Solution

In embryonic development specific regions (organisers) of the embryo induce neighbouring cells to develop in a particular way and so set up the body axes - anterior/posterior, dorsal/ventral and medial/lateral polarity. This inductive process is referred to as the

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