02-20-2007, 06:07 PM
You have generated a new mutant mouse. The embryos of this mouse look normal but as the pups mature you notice that the bones in its limbs are short, but have normal diameter. Interestingly, the cranium matures normally. What process appears to be defective in this mutant?
A. Appositional growth of cartilage
B. Intramembranous growth of cartilage
C. Intramembranous ossification
D. Endochondral ossification
E. Intralamellar ossification
A. Appositional growth of cartilage
B. Intramembranous growth of cartilage
C. Intramembranous ossification
D. Endochondral ossification
E. Intralamellar ossification