Choose 1 molecule that if mutated could potentially result in a "ventralized" phenotype for its progeny. Describe why that mutation would result in a ventralized embryo.
*ventralized= ventral structures form in places where it wouldn't normally form
The Signal Transduction Pathway are responsible for establishing the dorso-ventral polarity ( decision that which organ will be dorsal and which will be ventral ) during embryogenesis. This is attained by help of a transmembrane protein called as Toll protein as it's receptors are ventrally located extracellular ligand. Some dominant alleles of this toll gene ( that encodes for toll protein) cause organs to centralise. Researches found out that any mutation in toll protein polypeptide would tamper the correct way of embryogenesis.
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