Programmed cell death,apoptosis,plays a major role in all of the following developmental situations except:
_____.
A)growth of nerves and blood vessels into a body segment
B)sculpting of digits in the developing hindlimb
C)growth of the atrial septum in the four-chambered mammalian heart
D)disappearance of the embryonic tail in developing humans

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Growth of nerves and blood vessels actually involves branching and pruning, not apoptosis. Apoptosis is involved in the other three options listed.

Programmed Cell Death,apoptosis,plays a Major Role in All of the Following