Which of the Following Is the Greatest Advantage of Having

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the greatest advantage of having multiple steps in a transduction pathway?

• A) Many of the steps can be used in multiple pathways.
• B) Having multiple steps in a pathway requires the least amount of ATP.
• C) Having multiple steps provides for greater possible amplification of a signal.
• D) Each individual step can remove excess phosphate groups from the cytoplasm.
• E) Each step can be activated by several G proteins simultaneously.

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