Imagine you genetically engineered a neuron to produce voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels that had the same opening times in response to a change in voltage. How would that change the recording above?

A. The peak voltage would be higher.
B. The peak would occur over a longer period
of time.
C. The period of hyperpolarization would be
longer.
D. No action potential would be generated.
E. Threshold values would increase.


D

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