Which of the Following Statements About Lysozymes Is False

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about lysozymes is false?

• A) They do not have a function in mammals that are not foregut fermenters.
• B) They have been subjected to convergent evolution in mammals.
• C) At several amino acid positions of this enzyme, nonsynonymous substitutions have occurred at a faster rate than have synonymous substitutions in the lineage leading to foregut fermenters.
• D) The changes that have occurred in the lysozymes of foregut fermenters have made the enzyme more resistant to attack by digestive enzymes.
• E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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