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Target cell or organ — OCR GCSE Biology B Definition | GradeGen

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Target cell or organ

GCSE Biology · key term

Target cell or organ

Definition

A cell or organ that responds to a particular hormone because it has receptors for that hormone.

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OCR GCSE Biology B · J257

Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)

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