If a human lacks a protein like laminin in the ECM, this results in serious deformity. Why don’t plants have this problem? Select one: a. Plants have an excess of laminin so their ECM is well linked. b. Plants do have connection problems due to proteins missing in their ECM. c. Plants have fibronectin to replace laminin and maintain cell wall connections. d. Plants do not have an ECM and are joined by the middle lamella between their cell walls

If a human lacks a protein like laminin in the ECM, this results in serious deformity. Why don’t plants have this problem? Select one: a. Plants have an excess of laminin so their ECM is well linked. b. Plants do have connection problems due to proteins missing in their ECM. c. Plants have fibronectin to replace laminin and maintain cell wall connections. d. Plants do not have an ECM and are joined by the middle lamella between their cell walls

Nutrition Now

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Chapter21: Phytochemicals

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