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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Function of the ER:

most eukaryotic cells is to sequester Ca2+ from the cytosol (High concentration of Ca2+-binding proteins in the ER facilitates Ca2+ storage)

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Adaptation is a characteristic that enhances the survival or reproduction of organisms .

Adaptations have evolved by natural selection, which is the centerpiece of On the Origin of Species

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#Id: 8210

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Autophagy (“eating oneself”)

When cells are placed under stressful conditions, they have the capacity to recycle macromolecules for use as nutrients in a process of lysosomal degradation.

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

One is unequal crossing over, in which recombination happens between different positions on chromosomes that are misaligned during meiosis. 

Another is replication slippage, in which the DNA polymerase loses its place and copies a segment of chromosome twice.

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Syntelic attachment 

Both kinetochores of a sister chromatid pair can attach to microtubules from the same pole