They produce saliva which is essential for the breaking down of carbohydrates.
-Homeostasis:maintains stable internal conditions
-Metabolism:cellular respiration
-Growth:biosynthesis
-Made of cells:mitosis and differentiation
-Responds to changes in environment:plant bending towards light
Two genes, BRCA1, located on chromosome 17q21 (5,6), and BRCA2, located on 13q12-13 (7–9), have been shown to predispose to familial breast cancer.
