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Biology
A Level

Explain how the proteins troponin, tropomyosin, actin and myosin regulate muscle contraction.

When the muscle is relaxed, tropomyosin fibres wrap around the actin filament, covering up the sites at which myosin can bind with actin.

During muscle contraction, Ca2+ ions bind to troponin compl...

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Answered by Alice T. Biology tutor
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mRNA is used in translation to make polypeptides. Describe the process of how mRNA (Messenger RNA) is produced in the Nucleus.

  1. Helicase unwinds the DNA double helix strucutre

  2. This is done by breaking the hydrogen bonds

  3. Only one strand is then used as ...

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Answered by Sophia B. Biology tutor
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Explain how CO2 can cross a cells plasma membrane

Normally we think of CO2 as a gas because it is (at least when its in the atmosphere it is). However, it is a very different story inside of cells. CO2 is produced as a result of respiration inside mitoch...

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Answered by Eoin B. Biology tutor
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Explain the formation of an action potential.

The change from resting potential to action potential is caused by the stimulation of a recpetor, this causes a chain reaction which eventually leads to a positive environement inside the...

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Answered by Molly T. Biology tutor
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Explain how anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) is released and acts on cells in the collecting duct wall?

Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus detect a change in the water potential of blood, this stimulates neurosecretory cells to make and release ADH. ADH travels down the axon to the terminal bulb in the poste...

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Answered by Claire B. Biology tutor
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