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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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How do you convert fractions to decimals? For example. Convert 13/20 to a decimal.

One way to convert fractions to a decimal is to divide the top number by the bottom. However with fractions like this, it is not easy to do without a calculator. So, you must use another method. Since div...

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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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