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Mitosis takes place after interphase in which the DNA in the nucleus replicates in preparation for the cell to become two daughter cells. Prophase is the first stage wherein the duplicated DNA chromosomes...

Saltatory conduction is the term used to describe the propagation (a widely and quickly spreading phenomenon) of an action potential down the axon of a myelinated neuron, from one node of ranvier to the n...

PCR is a method to isolate and amplify a specific fragment of DNA that you would like to study. The reaction is set up with template DNA, primers, DNA polymerase enzyme and free nucleotides. Primers are s...

Proteins are macromolecules found within living organisms that have an array of crucial functions, including catalysing enzymatic reactions and providing structural stability to cells. At the basic level,...

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Messenger RNA is produced in the nucleus of a cell by ...