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Firstly, during protein synthesis, the DNA is transcribed into mRNA in the nucleus, which then can move out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm. This is where translation occurs, where the mRNA is read and ...

Glycogen is the storage form of glucose found in liver and muscle cells. It is formed during glycogenesis when excess blood glucose is taken up into liver and muscle cells via insulin release. When blood ...

In order to answer the question, it is important to understand the terminology used. The neuromuscular junction refers to the communication between a neuron (neuro) and muscle cell (muscular). There are m...

Homeostasis works as a negative feedback mechanism meaning when a certain factor goes too high or too low the body will work to reverse it and bring it back to normal i.e. if temperature ...

Proto-oncogenes and the tumour suppressor genes are the two different genes that control cell division. A mutation in the tumour suppressor gene can cause it to deactivate because tumour suppressor genes ...