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Deforestation can affect the water cycle and the carbon cycle. It will decrease the amount of transpiration. It will also increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by releasing the carbon dioxide as trees are burned and by decreasing photosynthesis.
Alleles. Alleles are the "same" genes, but provide a variation of the intended function.
Iodine, like all other minerals, is required in considerable quantity in the body. The function of iodine is that it is necessary for proper metabolic function in an animal.
The lack of iodine in a mammal will cripple the physical and metabolic functions and causes developmental delays in the mammal.