Portals of entry are the sites where micro-organisms can enter a host and reproduce, causing diseases or infections. There are various portals of entry in the human body. This can include the skin, our mucous membranes, and even our respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Portals of exit are where these micro-organisms leave and spread to other individuals. Portals of exit include coughing, sneezing, and some of our bodily fluids.
Proteins are polymers, relatively large molecules made form many smaller molecules. Each protein molecules is built up from amino acids, smaller monomer molecules that join end to end to make the protein polymers molecule. <span />
All the cells in a person's body have the same DNA and the same genes. However, the difference between cells in different tissues and organs is that the "expression" of the genes differs between cells. Expression means that the message from the DNA is being copied and made into protein.
