Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion to all parts The pharmaceutical (−)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a metabolite that is biosynthesized specifically the glandular trichome cells of the plant species Cannabis sativa. The gene that catalyzes that last step in THC biosynthesis, namely THC ACID SYNTHASE (THCAS), is expressed exclusively in the glandular trichome cells of the plant and no other cell types. Given that all cell types arise from stem cells that have identical DNA, explain how glandular trichome cells develop unique morphology and why THCAS is expressed exclusively in that cell type.

Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion to all parts The pharmaceutical (−)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a metabolite that is biosynthesized specifically the glandular trichome cells of the plant species Cannabis sativa. The gene that catalyzes that last step in THC biosynthesis, namely THC ACID SYNTHASE (THCAS), is expressed exclusively in the glandular trichome cells of the plant and no other cell types. Given that all cell types arise from stem cells that have identical DNA, explain how glandular trichome cells develop unique morphology and why THCAS is expressed exclusively in that cell type.

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Chapter32: The Reception And Transmission Of Extracellular Information

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