A deleterious mutation in the gene for phospholipase C destroyed its biological function.How would that affect the body's response to oxytocin?
A) The response to oxytocin would slow down.
B) The response to oxytocin would speed up.
C) The response to oxytocin would change and a different type of cellular response would be activated.
D) There would be no response to oxytocin, because the signal transduction pathway would be nonfunctional.
E) There would be no response to oxytocin, because the signal transduction pathway would be constantly activated.

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Phospholipase C is involved in the signal transduction pathway that activates cellular responses to oxytocin. If the gene for phospholipase C is mutated and the protein is nonfunctional, the signal transduction pathway would not be activated and there would be no response to oxytocin.

A Deleterious Mutation in the Gene for Phospholipase C Destroyed