If a Signal Transduction Pathway Involves Amplification of the Signal

question 46

Multiple Choice

If a signal transduction pathway involves amplification of the signal by a factor of 10 at each step, which set of numbers represents the sequence of molecules activated during a single signaling event?

• A) 1; 2; 20; 500; 10,000
• B) 1; 10; 100; 1,000
• C) 10; 1,000; 100,000
• D) 1; 10; 10¹⁰; 10¹⁰⁰
• E) 5; 50; 500; 5,000

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