If You Had a Transgenic Mouse in Which the Agrin

question 21

Multiple Choice

If you had a transgenic mouse in which the agrin gene was knocked out, which of the following would your mouse not be able to do?

• A) Form neuromuscular synapses
• B) Survive past birth
• C) Coordinate movements, such as walking
• D) Cluster acetylcholine receptors
• E) Myelinate axons

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