Protein act as buffers. Buffers are resistant to pH changes. So when too much acidic components are present in the blood, proteins bind to them so that it does not change the net pH of the blood. Example of this is the hemoglobin or the red blood cells.
<span>Answer: C. child #1 and #2 each had a 50% chance of getting HD; child #3 had a 0% chance.
Huntington’s disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern which means you only need one allele from any parents to get the disease. That also means that there is no carrier, a healthy person must not carry any of the genes.
Parent of child 1 and 2 is a healthy male and female with HD. If the female has 2 HD gene, all of her children will get HD. But since she has a few normal children, then she must be heterozygous. Child of one heterozygous parent has 50% to get HD.
Since child 1 is normal, there is no chance for child 3 to get HD.</span>
The subject is "the dog." The predicate is "curled up in bed."
They help power the brain and have specific sensors and jobs
