Below is a signaling pathway that determines the fate of cells X and Y [note that a pointed arrow ( → ) indicate activation and the blunt arrow ( ---| ) indicates inhibition].
1 → 2 ---| 3 ---| 4 → 5 ---| 6
In cell X, which has the A fate, gene 1 is on. In cell Y, which has the B fate, gene 1 is off. What will happen if there is a loss of-function mutation in both Gene 3 and Gene 5?
Question options:
a) Cell X will have the A fate and cell Y will have the B fate.
b) Cell X will have the A fate and cell Y will have the A fate.
c) Cell X will have the B fate and cell Y will have the B fate.
d) Cell X will have the B fate and cell Y will have the A fate.
e) There is not enough information to answer this question.