Many people of Asian ancestry have alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes that are far more efficient than people of European descent. (This question is based on published results, examples were chosen based on greatest differences, but the numbers given are fictional.) 0.5 0.48 0.46 KA -Z --European 0.44 0.42 0.4 0.38 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.3 0 1 X Y Z 2 3 Time (hours) VW 4 35 5 30 10 5 0 0 1 2 Time (hours) 4 5 -W -V Description: Graph 1. Blood alcohol concentration on vertical axis, time on horizontal. Four lines all start at 0.4. European line decreases over time to 0.34. X increases from 0.4 to 0.46. Y stays at 0.4 over time. Z decreases fastest. Graph 2. Acetaldehyde (in micromolar) on vertical axis, time on horizontal. Three lines all start at 10 micromolar. European line increases to 25 micromolar, then decreases to 23. V line increases from 10 to 30, then to 32, then decreases to 30. W line decreases from 10 to 8 then down to 2. --European Assuming that the acetaldehyde dehydrogenase acts at the same rate, which lines correspond to someone with a very efficient aclohol dehydrogenase (Asian ancestry)? and
Many people of Asian ancestry have alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes that are far more efficient than people of European descent. (This question is based on published results, examples were chosen based on greatest differences, but the numbers given are fictional.) 0.5 0.48 0.46 KA -Z --European 0.44 0.42 0.4 0.38 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.3 0 1 X Y Z 2 3 Time (hours) VW 4 35 5 30 10 5 0 0 1 2 Time (hours) 4 5 -W -V Description: Graph 1. Blood alcohol concentration on vertical axis, time on horizontal. Four lines all start at 0.4. European line decreases over time to 0.34. X increases from 0.4 to 0.46. Y stays at 0.4 over time. Z decreases fastest. Graph 2. Acetaldehyde (in micromolar) on vertical axis, time on horizontal. Three lines all start at 10 micromolar. European line increases to 25 micromolar, then decreases to 23. V line increases from 10 to 30, then to 32, then decreases to 30. W line decreases from 10 to 8 then down to 2. --European Assuming that the acetaldehyde dehydrogenase acts at the same rate, which lines correspond to someone with a very efficient aclohol dehydrogenase (Asian ancestry)? and
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