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Chapter 9, Problem 5TY
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Introduction: Signaling molecules control the three common categories of proteins namely: structural proteins, enzymes, and transcription factors. Signaling molecules such as sex hormones affect the proteins, which regulates the transcription of genes.
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Ch. 9.1 - Figure 9.1 Response of a yeast cell to glucose....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1CSCh. 9.1 - Which type of signal, paracrine or endocrine, is...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 1CSCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2CSCh. 9.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1CSCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2CC
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