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What would happen to a rod (photoreceptor cell) if it had a mutation that made(the...

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What would happen to a rod (photoreceptor cell) if it had a mutation that made(the green-colored enzyme in this figure which degrades the phosphodiesteraseCGMP) nonfunctional?Both Statements 1 and 2 are correctBoth Statements 2 and 3 are correctStatement 3: the rod would be unable to respond to a photon of lightStatement 1: the rod would stay hyperpolarized all the time because cGMP wouldkeep cation channels closedStatement 2: the rod would stay depolarized all the time because CGMP keeps cationchannels open

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