Many Hormones Are Synthesized as Preprohormones

question 1

Multiple Choice

Many hormones are synthesized as preprohormones.A mutation in a preprohormone-encoding gene that changed the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide could result in:

• A)Inability of the hormone to be secreted.
• B)Decreased circulating half-life of the hormone.
• C)Secretion of a smaller hormone.
• D)Inability of the hormone gene to be transcribed.
• E)Reduced affinity of the hormone for its receptor.

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