In skeletal muscle, when calcium binds to the regulatory protein troponin, it increases the affinity of neighboring troponin molecules for calcium. This is an example of

A. cooperativity.
B. allosteric modulation.
C. covalent modulation.
D. phosphorylation.
E. saturation.


Answer: A

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