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aero

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on: Jun 29, 2013
Steroid hormones produce their effects in cells by
A) activating key enzymes in metabolic pathways.
B) activating translation of certain mRNAs.
C) promoting the degradation of specific mRNAs.
D) binding to intracellular receptors and promoting transcription of specific genes.
E) promoting the formation of looped domains in certain regions of DNA.


Hawke

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2013
I'd go with D. It makes sense.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2013
Thanks Hawke :D


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