You conduct an experiment in which you make the environment of freshwater fish highly basic. You then isolate the ionocytes and conduct an immunocytochemistry technique. Under these conditions, you would be most likely to observe _______ in Cl^-/HCO₃^- protein expression.

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In a highly basic environment, freshwater fish need to excrete excess bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) to maintain acid-base balance. This would likely lead to a drastic increase in Cl-/HCO3- protein expression to facilitate the exchange of bicarbonate ions for chloride ions.

You Conduct an Experiment in Which You Make the Environment