Which Statement About Lysozymes Is False

Multiple Choice

Which statement about lysozymes is false?

A) Lysozymes are only found in foregut fermenters.
B) Lysozymes have been subjected to convergent evolution in mammals.
C) At several amino acid positions of these enzymes, nonsynonymous substitutions have occurred faster than have synonymous substitutions in the lineage leading to foregut fermenters.
D) The changes that have occurred in the lysozymes of foregut fermenters have made the enzymes more resistant to attack by digestive enzymes.
E) Lysozymes digest the cell walls of bacteria.