A particular Hox gene is expressed in thoracic vertebra T1, and it does not exhibit functional redundancy. What is the likely effect of a homozygous null mutant for this Hox gene on the T1 vertebra?

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A particular  Hox  gene is expressed in thoracic vertebra T1, and it does not exhibit functional redundancy. What is the likely effect of a homozygous null mutant for this  Hox  gene on the T1 vertebra?

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Inhibition of other  Hox  paralogs

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Homeotic transformation into C7

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Homeotic transformation into T2

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Loss of the T1 vertebral element

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