Maren [maren] as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of the name Maren is star of the sea. Maren is a variant form of Mary (Latin). Variations.
A(n) _____ is an example of a signal molecule that can bind to an intracellular receptor and thereby cause a gene to be turned on or off.
Exploring the Structure. Two growth hormone receptors bind to the hormone one after the other. Binding to the first site forms an inactive intermediate complex. The assembly becomes functionally active only when the second receptor molecule binds at the second binding site on the other side of the hormone.