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.
Only certain molecules will bind to a receptor. cell responds to a signal only if it has a receptor for that signal. When a receptor binds to a signal, it changes shape. the receptor interacts with other molecules in new ways.