Which statement about insulin and the expression of the insulin gene is FALSE?
A)High levels of blood glucose in the pancreas increase the expression of the insulin gene.
B)Zinc plays a role in gene expression by binding to the insulin receptor.
C)Chromium plays a role in energy metabolism by increasing insulin's ability to promote glucose uptake by cells.
D)The binding of a derivative of glucose to a nuclear receptor increases the expression of the insulin gene.

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Zinc plays a role in the function of the insulin receptor, not in the expression of the insulin gene. High levels of blood glucose in the pancreas do increase the expression of the insulin gene, and chromium does play a role in energy metabolism and insulin's ability to promote glucose uptake by cells. However, there is no known derivative of glucose that binds to a nuclear receptor to increase expression of the insulin gene.

Which Statement About Insulin and the Expression of the Insulin