Well I'm not exactly certain where the teacher is going with this, but an often used example is red blood cells (RBCs) aka: erythrocytes.
RBCs are suspended in blood plasma as they flood through vessels around and around the body, so the osmolarity (amount of small particles that affect osmosis) must remain relatively constant. This is termed "isotonic", meaning the same amount of osmosis-influencing particles that are there inside the RBCs' cytosol, within their plasma membranes.
If the plasma osmolarity get too high, called hypertonic (as with extra salt particles) then water inside the RBCs will have an osmotic force driving it out of the cells' membranes, to flow where there are more salt particles. This will lead to cell shrinkage (called "crenation").
Counter to that, if the plasma osmolarity gets too low, as due to low plasma salt with excessive water intake (for example from the condition "water intoxication"), then the plasma will be hypotonic with respect to the intracellular cytosol concentration. This can result in water rushing into the RBCs' membranes via osmosis, causing the cells to swell from discs into spheres (balls), or even rupture and burst (a phenomenon called "hemolysis").
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<span>Dr. Stott is researching epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of changes that occur in gene expression with no changes in the actual gene sequences. Environmental factors can influence gene expression without changing the DNA sequence, making this the study of epigenetics.</span>
Answer:
RNA
Explanation:
Transcription is the second stage of central dogma of life (1. replication, 2. <u>transcription</u>, 3. translation).
During transcription, DNA (which is already replicated) is transcribed to RNA. This is because, the genetic information is present within nucleus and thus it is required to be transported outside the nucleus in order to perform key enzymatic functions. Therefore, transcription takes place and the genetic information travels outside in the form of RNA, where ribosomes decode this message to form proteins. The ribosomes make proteins (translation) required for enzymatic functions.
Answer:
In explanation.
Explanation:
Gregor Mendel formulated his laws of heredity in 1860 before...
-The structure of DNA was known, the existence of chromosomes and genes were known and the mechanisms which create variation in offspring were known.
If your quiz is like this:
Question: Gregor Mendel formulated his laws of heredity in 1860 before ________.
A). The structure of DNA was known.
B). The existence of chromosomes and genes was known.
C). The mechanisms which create variation in offspring were known.
D). All of the choices above are correct.
E). An understanding of mitosis and meiosis was known.
The correct answer is the "D" because yes after Gregor Mendel formulated his laws of heredity in 1860 the structure of DNA was known, the existence of chromosomes and genes were known and the mechanisms which create variation in offspring were known. (Referring that A, B, and C are correct).
Hope this helps.
