Predict What Might Be Some Consequences of Mutated or Reduced

question 45

Multiple Choice

Predict what might be some consequences of mutated or reduced numbers of leptin receptors in the hypothalamus.

• A) obesity due to a chronic appetite
• B) anorexia due to a loss of appetite
• C) an increase in white fat
• D) a decrease in brown fat
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Activation-synthesis Hypothesis

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Dreaming

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Neural Connections

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