Patau syndrome

... chromosome 13 and another chromosome. This rearrangement is called a balanced translocation because there is no extra material from chromosome 13. Although they do not have signs of Patau syndrome, people who carry this type of balanced translocation are at an increased risk of having children with the ...

Apoptosis

... of a mass of cells equal to an individual's body weight. Homeostasis is achieved when the rate of mitosis (cell proliferation) in the tissue is balanced by cell death. If this equilibrium is disturbed, either of two things happen: The cells are dividing faster than they die, effectively ...

Equilibrium

... buying and reading books (apart from lent books). An addiction is any of various forms of unbalanced behavior . In electricity , a balanced signal is also called a differential signal . Further reading Mechanical equilibrium: Marion & Thornton, Classical Dynamics of ...

Nutrition

... destroyed in cooking(see Living foods diet )? To do: Edit this section further to remove anti-meat/pro-vegetarian bias and provide a more balanced view. See also For detailed information, see related entries in the following categories: Food: famine Fast food List of ...

Osmoregulation

... which would be toxic if allowed to accumulate in the blood via organs such as the skin and the kidneys; keeping the water and dissolved solutes in balanced is referred to as osmoregulation. Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Examples of osmotic pressure 2 Forms of ...

Passive transport

... gradient have been eliminated, no net exchange of material occurs. Although material may move forth from one area to the other, it will be balanced by movement of the same amount of material to the opposite direction. Diffusion is biologically important because it enables the abolishment of ...