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Osmoregulation is the homeostatic control of the water potential of the blood. The kidneys are involved in filtering the blood and deciding which substances to reabsorb and which to excrete as waste. Tiny...

DNA replication is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself. This happens before cell division so that each daughter cell receives an identical copy of the DNA. In order for DNA replication to occu...

The cell membrane is arranged into a polar structure known as a "phospholipid bilayer" which is made up of many phospholipids. The phospholipid has a hydrophilic (water loving) head and two hydr...

The xylem tissue that runs from the roots to the leaves draws water up from the roots as water evaporates from the leaves. This process is called transpiration it is how water is replaced when water evapo...

Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies artificially derived from a single B cell clone (i.e. specific antibodies)An animal (typically a mouse) is injected with an antigen and produces antig...