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Homeostasis is the body's ability to keep the body's internal environment at a condition of equilibrium, in response to any external changes. This includes body temperature, salt concentration, water conc...

The DNA double helix consists of many hydrogen bonds between the base pairs, but in addition there are negatively charged phosphate molecules as a key component of the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA stra...

If there is a change in the allele, there will be a change in base sequence of DNA (1) This means there is a change in order of amino acids (1) Therefore the protein shape changes (1) Hence, the protein m...

Facilitated diffusion is the process whereby substances are move down a concentration gradient, from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration, using a protein as a carrier or a chan...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder of the CFTR protein, which alters the salt and water balance in the body fluids. Specifically in the lungs, this causes the mucous in the airways to retain less water...