Question

7 in a hypothetical rare genetic disease in which the ribosomes in some cells of the anterior pituitary are malformed. which hormone, if any, would you expect missing from a patient with this disease? multiple choice growth hormone thyroid hormone progesterone estrogen oxytocin

Explanation:

Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis. Growth hormone is a protein hormone synthesized in the anterior pituitary. Thyroid hormone is derived from tyrosine (not a protein). Progesterone and estrogen are steroid hormones (lipid - based, not protein). Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus (not the anterior pituitary for its initial synthesis in the context of this question about anterior pituitary cell ribosomes).

Answer:

Growth hormone