Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements regarding dynamic instability is FALSE?
A) Each microtubule filament grows and shrinks independently of its neighbors.
B) The GTP cap helps protect a growing microtubule from depolymerization.
C) GTP hydrolysis by the tubulin dimer promotes microtubule shrinking.
D) The newly freed tubulin dimers from a shrinking microtubule can be immediately captured by growing microtubules and added to their plus end.
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