Answer:
C. calcium ion levels.
Explanation:
Calcium enters the axon terminal during an action potential,
Answer:
b. Pleiotropy
Explanation:
The term “pleiotropy“ refers to a situation in which variants in a single given gene have a number of different, seemingly unrelated effects in the resulting phenotype.
For instance: patients with mutations in the COL1A1 gene (codifying for collagen alpha-1 chain) may present with a genetic disease called “osteogenesis imperfecta”, characterized by (among other findings) bluish sclera, brittle bones, and deafness. All those disparate clinical manifestations may be traced back to the inability of the body to produce normal type 1 collagen.
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