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What is the main purpose of studying the frog ABG protein?
What is the main purpose of studying the frog ABG protein?
- To create treatments for people who have been poisoned (correct)
- To track the protein's movement in the frog's body
- To understand how proteins move chemicals within mammals
- To identify the genetic data of wild Diablito frogs
Which researcher led the team that found the ABG protein?
Which researcher led the team that found the ABG protein?
- Márquez
- Ecuadorian frog geneticist
- Stanford University biologist
- Aurora Alvarez-Buylla (correct)
What is the function of genes in a cell's nucleus?
What is the function of genes in a cell's nucleus?
- Transport poisons around the frog's body
- Produce alkaloids found in poison dart frogs
- Code for proteins and determine different traits (correct)
- Determine the color of the frog's skin
What did the researchers use as a 'lure' to find the ABG protein in cells?
What did the researchers use as a 'lure' to find the ABG protein in cells?
What was one of the main uncertainties about ABG protein?
What was one of the main uncertainties about ABG protein?
How do poison dart frogs obtain their toxic skin?
How do poison dart frogs obtain their toxic skin?
What is the function of the toxins in the skin of poison dart frogs?
What is the function of the toxins in the skin of poison dart frogs?
What is the proposed mechanism by which the toxins are transported from the frogs' intestines to their skin?
What is the proposed mechanism by which the toxins are transported from the frogs' intestines to their skin?
What is the name of the protein identified in the study that is believed to transport the toxins from the frogs' intestines to their skin?
What is the name of the protein identified in the study that is believed to transport the toxins from the frogs' intestines to their skin?
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