A Mouse with an Ob/ob Genotype Lacks Functional Leptin

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Multiple Choice

A mouse with an ob/ob genotype lacks functional leptin.A second mouse with a db/db genotype lacks functional leptin receptors.Both mice have been allowed to feed at will.It is most likely that

• A) the ob/ob mouse will be obese and the db/db mouse will be thin.
• B) the ob/ob mouse will be thin and the db/db mouse will be obese.
• C) the ob/ob mouse will be obese and the db/db mouse will be a normal weight.
• D) both the ob/ob mouse and the db/db mouse will be thin.
• E) both the ob/ob mouse and the db/db mouse will be obese.

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