Researchers Fed Male Mice Either a Normal Diet or a Low-Protein

Multiple Choice

Researchers fed male mice either a normal diet or a low-protein diet.Mice on either diet were then mated with females raised on a normal diet.What should the researchers expect to find about the resulting offspring?

A) Offspring of males fed the normal diet will demonstrate a marked increase in activation of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis.
B) Offspring of males fed the low protein diet will not demonstrate a marked increase in activation of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis because their mothers were fed normal diets.
C) Offspring of males fed the low protein diet will demonstrate a marked increase in activation levels of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis as a result of paternal diet.
D) The offspring's diet alone, and not parental diet, influences activation levels of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis.