Problem:
Question: Steroid hormones produce their effects in cells by
A. binding to intracellular receptors and promoting transcription of specific genes.
B. activating translation of certain mRNAs.
C. promoting the formation of looped domains in certain regions of DNA.
D. activating key enzymes in metabolic pathways.
E. promoting the degradation of specific mRNAs.
Give reasoning with your answer.