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Describe Two Examples of Steroid Hormone Action That Occur Too

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Describe two examples of steroid hormone action that occur too rapidly to be the consequence of altered levels of protein synthesis.


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Reciprocal Translocations

A chromosome abnormality caused by exchange of segments between non-homologous chromosomes.

Nonhomologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are not alike and do not carry the same genes, typically one from each parent.

Sister Chromatids

Two identical copies of a chromosome that are connected by a centromere, formed during DNA replication and separated during cell division.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A genetic disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to severe neurological impairment.

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