A Hill coefficient (n_H) of 2 indicates that: A) there is positive cooperativity in ligand binding. B) there are two ligand-binding sites. C) there is negative cooperativity in ligand binding. D) there is positive cooperativity in ligand binding and there are two ligand-binding sites. E) there is negative cooperativity in ligand binding and there are two ligand-binding sites.

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A Hill coefficient of 2 indicates positive cooperativity in ligand binding. This means that binding of one ligand molecule increases the affinity of the other binding site(s) for ligand.

A Hill Coefficient (NH) of 2 Indicates That

A Hill Coefficient (N_H) of 2 Indicates That