BIOLOGY 3UU3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Citric Acid Cycle, Chromatin, C-Jun N-Terminal Kinases
12 Apr 2017
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Look at them in an integrated type of framework. Allometry is possible because of high levels of conservation between organisms. Older studies were based on population genetics genes were a key factor. 70s comparing genes from different organisms (monkey and human) and you see that there is a 99% similarity: same thing with mice look at gene sequences and compare it to humans relatively conserved. Rna that doesn"t make proteins but is regulatory. Homeostasis: the maintenance of normal internal stability in an organism by coordinated responses that compensate for environmental changes. Problem with this concept say you"re looking at temperature regulation is complicated: organisms are integrated a big part of their design. Analogy: if you have a car, you can"t put any size tires on it, because a specific size should be used for it to run properly. They grow stop growing and then reproduce. So now there"s not as much trade-off but there is a switch at some sort.
