NEET Zoology Hormone Action Mechanism Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Steroid hormones regulate gene expression by interacting with intracellular receptors.
Reason (R): Steroid hormones generate second messengers to regulate cellular metabolism.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Steroid hormones regulate gene expression by interacting with intracellular receptors, not by generating second messengers. Second messengers are used by hormones that interact with membrane-bound receptors.
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