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These compounds A are male and female sex hormones , o ) respectively , in humans and other291 vertebrates ( Figure 4.9 ) . Both are om steroids , organic molecules with a common carbon skeleton in the form of four fused rings .
These compounds A are male and female sex hormones , o ) respectively , in humans and other291 vertebrates ( Figure 4.9 ) . Both are om steroids , organic molecules with a common carbon skeleton in the form of four fused rings .
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c Figure 4.9 A comparison of functional groups of female ( estradiol ) and male ( testosterone ) sex hormones . The two molecules differ only in the functional groups attached to a common carbon skeleton of four fused rings , which is ...
c Figure 4.9 A comparison of functional groups of female ( estradiol ) and male ( testosterone ) sex hormones . The two molecules differ only in the functional groups attached to a common carbon skeleton of four fused rings , which is ...
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