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Testosterone

Stimulates sperm production.

Hormones

Complex substances secreted by the endocrine system that regulate various body functions.

Adrenaline

A hormone responsible for the 'fight or flight' response.

Thyroxine

A hormone that regulates the rate of metabolism.

F.S.H.

Follicle-stimulating hormone, important for human reproduction.

Aldosterone

Increases sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys.

Body temperature regulation

Involves feedback mechanisms that maintain homeostasis.

Dendrites

Part of a neuron that receives stimuli from sensory receptors.

Hypothalamus

Controls the secretion of hormones from endocrine glands.

Goiter

A condition caused by too little iodine.

Axon

Part of a neuron that stimulates glands, muscles, and organs.

Thymine

A nucleotide that pairs with adenine in DNA.

Germinal mutation

An alteration in DNA that makes up a gene.

Point mutation

A mutation that results from wrong coding of DNA.

Cystic fibrosis

A recessive genetic disorder.

Translocation

A mutation where a chromosome breaks off and combines with another.

Eating raw meat

Does not cause mutation.