Refer to the Table Below

question 14

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table below. Listed in the first row of the table is the dissociation constant for a ligand and its receptor.Listed below this are the dissociation constants for the same ligand and four different mutants of the same receptor.Which sequence displays the range of affinities of the receptor for the ligand in order, from lowest to highest affinity?

• A) Mutant 1, mutant 4, mutant 2, normal, mutant 3
• B) Mutant 3, mutant 1, normal, mutant 2, mutant 4
• C) Mutant 1, mutant 3, mutant 1, normal, mutant 4
• D) Mutant 4, mutant 2, mutant 1, normal, mutant 3
• E) Mutant 3, normal, mutant 2, mutant 4, mutant 1

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