What Is the Name of a Calcium-Binding Protein That Acts

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is the name of a calcium-binding protein that acts in conjunction with calcium to bring about the responses associated with cytoplasmic rises in calcium ion concentration?

• A)calpectin
• B)calmodulin
• C)calcariain
• D)callistin
• E)modulocalcin

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Definitions:

Teratogen

An agent or condition, including viruses, drugs, and chemicals, that can impair prenatal development and result in birth defects or even death.

Prenatal Abnormalities

Defects or conditions that occur in a fetus during pregnancy, which can be structural, functional, or genetic.

Chromosomes

Filamentous entities located within the nucleus of both animal and plant cells, consisting of protein and a solitary molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), responsible for bearing genetic information.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by the combination of sperm and egg cells.