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A Phagocytic Cell Has a Mutation in a Gene for a Hydrolytic

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A phagocytic cell has a mutation in a gene for a hydrolytic enzyme that renders the enzyme nonfunctional. What is the most likely effect of the mutation when this phagocytic cell ingests a pathogen?


A) the pseudopodia will not be able to surround the pathogen as well
B) a vacuole will not form
C) the lysosome will not degrade the pathogen effectively
D) pathogen debris will not exit the cell via exocytosis

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