The CAMP-PKA Pathway

question 48

Multiple Choice

The cAMP-PKA pathway

• A) is important in invertebrates like Aplysia,but probably plays a lesser role in learning in mammals.
• B) is important in mammals,but cannot be demonstrated in simple organisms like Aplysia.
• C) appears to play similar roles in invertebrates like Aplysia and in mammals.
• D) results in changes in gene expression in invertebrates like Aplysia,but not in mammals.

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Definitions:

Nature-Nurture

The debate concerning the relative importance of an individual's inherited qualities versus personal experiences in determining or causing differences in physical and behavioral traits.

Heredity

The genetic conveyance of mental or physical traits across generations.

Environment

Encompasses all external conditions and influences affecting the life and development of an organism or population.

Nature-Nurture

The debate regarding the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature") versus personal experiences ("nurture") in determining or causing differences in physical and behavioral traits.