Negative feedback
What Negative feedback means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A mechanism that reverses a deviation from the set point to restore the original level, opposing the initial stimulus.
Reverses the initial change to restore the set point, preventing enzyme denaturation.
Topics that use Negative feedback
- Topic 7: Run for your Life (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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