NEST2020BiologyNeural Control and Coordination
Hydra has a receptor Q in certain cell/s that respond to a specific neurotransmitter P1, isolated from brains of higher mammals. An experimenter finds that many species have neurotransmitters that are structurally related to P 1 and have functional homologs of receptor Q . Binding of P to Q elicits neuronal response. A summary of this study is given below. array |c|c|c| species & number of Q genes & response to P gro
Options
- AIn mammals, P3 can compete with P1, P2, P4 for eliciting the response.
- BInsects might have lost the gene Q due to the loss of endogenous production of P group of neurotransmitters.
- CInsects have lost the gene Q after fish have evolved.
- DIn mammals, the Q gene multiplication occurred as a result of diversification of the neurotransmitter P .
Correct answer
D. In mammals, the Q gene multiplication occurred as a result of diversification of the neurotransmitter P .
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