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Which risk increases when insect imaginal discs incorrectly specified?

A)Erroneous limb or organ development
B)Accelerated chitin exoskeleton degradation
C)Decreased cellular metabolic rate
D)Suppressed endocrine hormonal signaling

💡 Explanation

Incorrect disc specification during insect metamorphosis affects cell differentiation mediated by positional information; erroneous appendages form; therefore, limb/organ structures fail functionally, rather than accelerated degradation, which occur through enzymatic action or reduced metabolism due to disrupted signaling.

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