Question

Hox genes were discovered when researchers found adult fruit flies with body parts in the wrong place. what term describes the types of mutations that cause this phenomenon

Answer 1

The correct answer is homeosis.

Homeosis is the phenomenon that can be described as transformation of one organ into another. It is the result of, mutation in or misexpression of certain developmentally critical genes, like homeotic genes. Homeotic mutations change segment identity during development.