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Proteins are polymers composed of amino acids (monomers) which are joined together. The shape of the protein has an impact on its role within the body. Muscles, hormones, antibodies and enzymes (biologica...

As you take the antibiotics, it begins to kill bacteria causing infection within your body, however not all bacteria are created equal, and some are more resilient to the antibiotics than others. Naturall...

Because cytic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease, both parents can be carriers therefore having Ff genotypes. If a punnett square is drawn, it can be seen that offspring with the genotypes FF, Ff and...

A stimuli is an environmental cue from either the internal environment or the external environment The stimuli is detected by receptors, which pass a signal along to the brain or spinal column through sen...

The reflex arc is a pathway that contorls a reflex action. Reflex actions are very fast (milliseconds fast) which can help in dangerous situations. For example, if I touch a hot pan, the reflex would be m...