Cellulose is one of the most abundant natural biopolymers. The cell walls of plants are mostly made of cellulose, which provides structural support to the cell. Wood and paper are mostly cellulosic in nature. Cellulose is made up of glucose monomers that are linked by bonds between particular carbon atoms in the glucose molecule.
Every other glucose monomer in cellulose is flipped over and packed tightly as extended long chains. This gives cellulose its rigidity and high tensile strength—which is so important to plant cells. Cellulose passing through our digestive system is called dietary fiber. While the glucose-glucose bonds in cellulose cannot be broken down by human digestive enzymes, herbivores such as cows, buffalos, and horses are able to digest grass that is rich in cellulose and use it as a food source. In these animals, certain species of bacteria reside in the rumen (part of the digestive system of herbivores) and secrete the enzyme cellulase. The appendix also contains bacteria that break down cellulose, giving it an important role in the digestive systems of ruminants. Cellulases can break down cellulose into glucose monomers that can be used as an energy source by the animal.
For an offspring to dominate a recessive trait, both parents must have at least one dominant allele in their genotype.
The greatest advantage of using DNA technology to produce medicines has been that B. medicine can be distributed at a reduced cost. The medicine becomes easier to produce due to DNA technology. One may consider insulin as an example of this, which had to be extracted from the blood from animals before it could be produced using DNA technology.
The procedure of dialysis maintains the body in balance by withdrawing waste, extra water, and salt by preventing them from accumulating up in the body when the kidneys fail. It helps in maintaining a safe level of some kinds of chemicals in the blood, like sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate. It helps in monitoring blood pressure.
Hence, dialysis helps in performing a function for the circulatory system of the body.
