Some people have hitchhiker's thumbs, which bend backwards with a large angle between the two segments (phalanges). The myth is that there are just two kinds of thumbs, straight thumbs (S) and hitchhiker's thumbs (H), and the trait is controlled by a single gene with two alleles, with the allele for S being dominant.This was proposed by Glass and Kistler (1953) and has been the subject of very little research since then.he myth is that there are just two kinds of thumbs, straight thumbs (S) and hitchhiker's thumbs (H), and the trait is controlled by a single gene with two alleles, with the allele for S being dominant. This was proposed by Glass and Kistler (1953) and has been the subject of very little research since then.
Two fundamental cellular processes are cellular respiration and photosyn-thesis. Cellular respiration is the process by which cells release stored energy from sugars. Photosynthesis is the process in which producer cells use carbon dioxide, water, and nutrients to produce glucose and oxygen.
Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts of cells. This process is what gives energy to all living organisms either directly or indirectly. Without it, life on Earth would cease to exist. Cellular respiration, on the other hand, is the process by which living things convert oxygen and glucose to carbon dioxide and water, thereby yielding energy. It does not require the presence of sunlight and is always occurring in living organisms. Cellular respiration takes place in the mitochondria of cells. While photosynthesis requires energy and produces food, cellular respiration breaks down food and releases energy. Plants perform both photosynthesis and respiration, while animals can only perform respiration.