Which of the Following Best Describes the Mechanism by Which

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the mechanism by which steroid hormones increase the relative abundance of specific proteins?

• A) steroids increase the half-life of specific proteins.
• B) steroids increase the half-life of the mRNAs that encode specific proteins.
• C) steroids increase the rate of synthesis of specific mRNAs.
• D) steroids increase the translatability of specific mRNAs.
• E) steroids increase RNA polymerase II activity.

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