<span>In 80% of the cases of offspring with cri-du-chat syndrome, the father's gametes were the source of the deletion of the chromosome as opposed to the mother's egg being the cause. Therefore, cri-du-chat is largely caused by the father's genetics, not the mothers.</span>
The organ that is important in processing substances after being absorbed during digestion is the liver.
The 7 (sometimes 8) characteristics of life are:
1. living things are composed of cells
2. living things have different levels of organization
3. living things metabolize (i.e. use energy)
4. living things respond to their environment
5. living things grow
6. living things reproduce
7. living things adapt to their environment
(some sources include) 8. living things have genetic material
Viruses do not metabolize, they do not grow, they do not adapt to their environment, and they cannot reproduce independently; viruses require host cells to reproduce and perform the other functions that give them the appearance of aliveness.
Last option: Preserve an ecosystem
• The establishment of a bird reservation is a way to preserve an ecosystem because reservation provides suitable environment to organism. A healthy ecosystem means large number of biodiversity.
