Amount of change in allele frequency as a result of mutation equals the mutation rate times the allelic frequency

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Central diabetes insipidus – No ADH Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - principal cells are unresponsive to ADH

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The cells of the adrenal cortex contain large amounts of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, which is involved in the steroid-forming process.

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The hormones of the adrenal cortex are derivatives of cholesterol.

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The adrenal cortex secretes three classes of steroid hormones:

Glucocorticoids

Mineralocorticoids

Androgens

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The innermost zone of the cortex, zona reticularis, and the middle zone, zona fasciculata, synthesize and secrete glucocorticoids and adrenal androgens. 

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The outermost zone, called the zona glomerulosa, secretes mineralocorticoids.