A Simple Way of Thinking About the Action of a Steroid

question 67

Multiple Choice

A simple way of thinking about the action of a steroid hormone on its target cell is that it _____.

• A) requires no admission to enter​
• B) ​must find a friend to accompany it in
• C) ​can go right in but the admission price is high
• D) ​must find a friend to accompany it in and the admission price is high
• E) ​must know the right password to enter and to exit

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Definitions:

Alkene Products

Chemical compounds resulting from reactions involving alkenes, characterized by the presence of one or more carbon-carbon double bonds.

Stereoisomers

Molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

Alkyl Iodide

A chemical compound characterized by an alkyl group bonded to an iodine atom, used in organic synthesis.

E2 Elimination

A bimolecular elimination reaction where the removal of a hydrogen atom and a leaving group from adjacent carbon atoms occurs simultaneously.