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The thymus is the lymphatic system organ that involutes and becomes non-functional as aging occurs. It is responsible for T cell maturation, but its activity declines with age, leading to reduced immune function.
A frameshift mutation occurs when two extra guanine bases are added to DNA. This can lead to a shift in the reading frame of the genetic code, resulting in a nonfunctional or altered protein being produced.
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The change of state that occurs when fat from a roasting dish becomes hard is called solidification. This happens when the fat cools down and transitions from a liquid state to a solid state, typically due to a drop in temperature.
The slope of a line increases when the line becomes steeper, meaning that the rise over run ratio of the line becomes larger. This can happen when the line becomes more vertical. Conversely, the slope decreases when the line becomes less steep, which occurs when the line becomes more horizontal.
If a material is magnetic, it becomes attracted to other magnetic materials due to the presence of magnetic fields. This attraction occurs based on the alignment of the material's magnetic domains.