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system |
a more complex organization formed from a combination of components |
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emergent properties |
new properties that emerge with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases |
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reductionism |
reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study |
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systems biology |
an approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems |
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bioinformatics |
using computing power, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate biological information from large data sets |
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negative feedback |
a primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable that is being monitored triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation |
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positive feedback |
a physiological control mechanism in which a change in some variable triggers mechanisms that amplify that change |
