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Set 9 Cellular Signaling

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Question 1

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Which of the following statements best explains why testosterone, a lipid-soluble signaling molecule that crosses the membranes of all cells, affects only target cells?

A) Only target cells retain the appropriate genes regulated by testosterone.
B) Only target cells contain the intracellular receptors for testosterone.
C) Only target cells possess the cytosolic enzymes that transduce the signal from testosterone to adenylyl cyclase.
D) Testosterone initiates a phosphorylation cascade only in target cells.

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Question 2

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Which of the following statements best describes the function of the α factor secreted by yeast cells?

A) It binds to receptors on α cells to stimulate mating between α cells.
B) It binds to receptors on α cells to stimulate mating between a cells and α cells.
C) It binds to receptors on a cells to stimulate mating between a cells.
D) It diffuses through the membranes of a cells, binds to DNA and initiates transcription of a factor genes.

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Question 3

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If yeast cells of mating type α with normal mating factor receptors are genetically modified to produce only mating factor a, they will mate with which of the following cells?

A) only normal mating type α cells
B) only normal mating type a cells
C) only normal mating type α cells, or with each other
D) only with each other

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