The Mitchison and Kirschner ________ model of how microtubules transition between periods of growth and catastrophe proposes that ________ bound to ?-tubulin subunits at a microtubule plus end stabilizes the end and promotes growth,

but if the rate of hydrolysis to ________ exceeds the rate of tubulin addition, the end becomes unstable and loses subunits.
Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: dynamic instability; GTP; GDP

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What will be an ideal response?

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