Month: Nov 2023

Genetic counselors guide individuals in making informed health decisions, promote family communication, offer emotional and psychosocial support, while ensuring ethical standards and confidentiality.

Genetic counseling pairs science with compassion, providing personalized, empathetic guidance on genetic complexities and fostering informed decisions.

Tropical forests, rich in biodiversity and cultural heritage, play a crucial role in regulating global climate, but face threats like deforestation. Conservation and responsible ecotourism are essential.

Genes are DNA segments coding for specific traits, with the human genome having around 20,000-25,000 genes.

Genetics studies inheritance, variation, and gene expression, with DNA’s double helix structure discovered in 1953.

Transpiration aids in nutrient transport by generating suction in leaves, pulling up water from roots.

Plants control transpiration rate based on environmental factors such as humidity, temperature, and soil moisture.

Transpiration aids nutrient absorption and cools the plant by absorbing heat during water evaporation.

During photosynthesis, plants absorb sunlight and CO2, converting them into glucose and oxygen, and increasing atmospheric water vapor.

The xylem transports water and minerals in plants, while the phloem carries photosynthesis products.