BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Feedback can be defined as a process by which output of a particular system is routed back as specific inputs as a part of cause-and-effect on the body. Two types of feedback mechanisms are present that can be categorized into positive feedback and negative feedback.

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