In a study of tadpole coloration, you noticed that a certain percentage of tadpoles in a population displayed a decreased ability to shift from dark coloration at night to light coloration during the day

These individuals were studied and found to have the normal number of melanophores that produced normal amounts of melanin pigment granules. You remember reading about melanophores and pigment granule transport in cells and that it involved the cytoskeleton. Which part of the cytoskeleton would you suggest investigating as a potential source of the faulty color adjustment in these tadpoles?
A. intermediate filaments
B. microtubules
C. microfilaments


B

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