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#Question id: 1091

Why does testosterone, a lipid-soluble signaling molecule that crosses the membranes of all cells, affect only target cells?

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

  1. Only target cells retain the appropriate genes regulated by testosterone.

  2. Intracellular receptors for testosterone are present only in target cells.

  3. Only target cells possess the cytosolic enzymes that transduce the signal from testosterone to adenylyl cyclase.

  4. Only in target cells is testosterone able to initiate the phosphorylation cascade leading to activated transcription factor.

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#Question id: 12529

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

During the mid- to late stages of seed development, specific mRNAs accumulate in embryos, These mRNAs encode so-called late-embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins thought to be involved in desiccation tolerance. This mRNA accumulation in embryo at the time of high levels of which endogenous hormone?
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#Question id: 4178

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

The acceptor stem of tRNA consists of the __.
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#Question id: 21280

#Unit 12. Applied Biology

Which one of the following biosensors is a type of biosensor based on transducer?
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#Question id: 19357

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

BAC vectors are based on _________ plasmid.
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#Question id: 27375

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

An atom of sodium has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23. Which of the following statements is correct?