BIOLOGY
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Chapter 9, Problem 6A
The receptors for steroid hormones and peptide hormones are fundamentally different because
a. of the great difference in size of the molecule.
b. peptides are one of the four major
c. peptides are hydrophilic and steroids are hydrophobic.
d. peptides are hydrophobic and steroids are hydrophilic.
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