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Some people in a remote village in pakistan have inherited form of dwarfism. the men are about 130 centimeters (a little over 4 feet) tall and the women about 115 centimeters (3 feet, 6 inches) tall. northwestern university researches discovered that the affected villagers have low levels of somatotropin, but a normal gene for this growth hormone. however, the gene coding for a receptor for one of the hypothalamic-releasing hormones is mutated. that receptor occurs on cells of the anterior pituitary. explain how a faulty receptor may cause the abnormality) some people in a remote village in pakistan have inherited form of dwarfism. the men are about 130 centimeters (a little over 4 feet) tall and the women about 115 centimeters (3 feet, 6 inches) tall. northwestern university researches discovered that the affected villagers have low levels of somatotropin, but a normal gene for this growth hormone. however, the gene coding for a receptor for one of the hypothalamic-releasing hormones is mutated. that receptor occurs on cells of the anterior pituitary. explain how a faulty receptor may cause the abnormaliy.

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