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Describe the action of insulin for the control of blood glucose concentration

Insulin is made in the beta cells of the pancreas. They act on receptors on the target cells. This controls the uptake of glucose in the target cells by regulating the inclusion of channel proteins on the...

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What is the founder effect? How can it influence the genetic profile of a population?

The founder effect occurs when a small number of individuals moves away from the main population, populate a new area, and found a new population. Two notable effects on the genetic profile of a ...

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If (x+1) is a factor of 2x^3+21x^2+54x+35, fully factorise 2x^3+21x^2+54x+35

In order to find the other factors, we need to do polynomial division. We can do this by method of long division. We start by finding what we must times the x in (x+1) by to get the largest term of the po...

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Differentiate f(x) = x sin(x)

In this question, we have the product of two separate terms, so we will choose to use the product rule for this question. Recall, for f(x) = u(x) v(x): f'(x) = u'(x) v(x) + u(x) v'(x). Here, we can set u(...

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Microeconomics: Discuss the Benefits of a Minimum Wage?

Define minimum WageKnow the Stakeholdersdraw the basic graphthen draw out the change - step by stepAnalyse the Graph and what has happened and how the stake holders have been affectedevaluate/ conclude th...

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