NEET 2007 Biology question

A sequential expression of a set of human genes occurs when a steroid molecule binds to the:

(1)Ribosome
(2)Transfer RNA
(3)Messenger RNA
(4)DNA sequenceCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Steroid hormones are lipid-soluble and enter the cell; they bind to a specific intracellular receptor, and the hormone-receptor complex binds to a specific hormone-response DNA sequence (enhancer/regulatory element). This switches on a

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