Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 39.2, Problem 2R
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The differences between positive (+) and negative (-) feedbacks, and feedforward mechanism of regulation.

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The external environment is dynamic and affects the internal environment of an organism. In multicellular organism, the internal organs try to maintain homeostasis inside the body in order to carry out their respective functions smoothly. Homeostasis is done by negative and positive feedbacks, which get activated in response to a molecular signaling.

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