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Allopatric speciation occurs when populations of a species are separated by a physical barrier - this could be a river for animals that cannot swim, for example. Separation of the populations means that t...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a double helix composed of units called nucleotides. Each nucleotide is composed of a single deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group and one of four nitrogen bases. The 4 bases...

Lattice dissociation enthalpy is the enthalpy change when one mole of a gaseous ionic lattice dissociates into isolated gaseous ions. The process is endothermic because energy is required to overcome the ...

The answer to this question depends on one thing, whether this power is odd or even.

For even powers we use the identity cos(2x) = 2cos^2(x)-1 = 1-2sin^2(x). So for example, the integral of cos^2(x...

Endocrine organs release their products (usually hormones) directly into the blood. The pancreas contains islets of Langerhans which are made up of alpha and beta cells. Beta cells secrete insulin and alp...