Many Hormones Are Synthesized as Preprohormones

Multiple Choice

Many hormones are synthesized as preprohormones.A mutation in a preprohormone-encoding gene that changed the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide could result in:

A) Inability of the hormone to be secreted.
B) Decreased circulating half-life of the hormone.
C) Secretion of a smaller hormone.
D) Inability of the hormone gene to be transcribed.
E) Reduced affinity of the hormone for its receptor.