Peptide and protein hormones are polar molecules that ____
a. inhibit the effect of nonpolar hormones
b. alter the effect of certain genes
c. bind to a receptor at the cell membrane
d. move directly across the cell membrane and enter the nucleus
e. form ATP
ANSWER: c
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