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#Question id: 2204


A mutant channel protein is expressed in an oocyte. Compared to patch clamping experiments in oocytes expressing the normal channel, the length of downward deviations is diminished by half. This indicates:

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1.  the mutant channel doesn’t make a functional channel.

  2. the mutant channel doesn’t stay open as long.

  3.  the mutant channel opens more frequently.

  4. the mutant channel behaves the same as the wild-type channel.