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1) If you make a conditional knockout of FGF8 in the somitic and lateral plate mesoderm of the mouse at the onset of limb bud formation (AFTER somites have already formed), meaning that FGF8 is only depleted in these tissues, describe the limb phenotypes you expect to observe. Explain your answer.
2) What if you did the same experiment but this time conditionally removed FGF10 from the somatic and lateral plate mesoderm of the mouse? Explain your answer
3) If you make a conditional knockout of Shh in the somitic and lateral plate mesoderm of the mouse at the onset of bud formation, describe the limb phenotypes you expect to observe. Explain your answer.