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Arginine vasopressin is thought to be integral to the formation of stable and committed relationships. In Jan. 2017, a new allele of AVPR1 was discovered in a species that highly combative and promiscuous. Based on the described behaviors of this animal, you predict that: The newly discovered allele produces a arginine-vasopressin receptor with a low affinity for vasopressin The newly discovered allele transports vasopressin much more quickly to brain cells The newly discovered allele produces a arginine-vasopressin receptor with a high affinity for vasopressin The newly discovered allele is highly functional and. thus, delivers the vasopressin hormone efficiently to its target organs

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Ans: Arginine vasopressin receptor (AVPR1) is a protein This receptor belongs to the subfamily of G-protein coupled receptors which includes AVPR1B, V2R and OXT receptors and is present throughout the brain as well as liver, kidney vasculature.

The allele produced by argenine vasopressine receptor does not have low affinity for vassopressine. so this option is not correct.

Arginine vasopressin receptor 1A present in the whole brain so its allele does not increase the transport rate of vasopressin to the brain as it is only alternative form of vassopresin harmone, so this option is also not correct.

The newly synthesised allele has high affinity and some allele have low affinity for vassopresin, so this option is also not correct. The newly discovered allele is more functional and deliver the vassopresin efficiently to its target organ like kidney, liver etc. so option four is most appropriate.