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Which of the Following Is a Master Gland That Works

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Which of the following is a master gland that works together with the hypothalamus, often influencing the production of hormones in the other endocrine glands?


Definitions:

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in messenger RNA (mRNA) that specifies the addition of a specific amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

AUG

The codon for methionine in messenger RNA (mRNA), serving as the initiation signal for translation in protein synthesis.

UAA

A stop codon in the genetic code that signals the end of a protein-coding sequence in mRNA transcription.

Messenger RNA

A molecule that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it directs protein synthesis.

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