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Biology
A Level

Explain how the sinoatrial node (SAN) ensures that oxygenated blood enters the aorta.

The sinoatrial node is a region found on the right atrium which acts as a pacemaker. Cells at the SAN can depolarise (become more positively charged with respect to the outside) and generate electrical ac...

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Answered by Panos L. Biology tutor
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State three differences between daughter cells produced by the process of mitosis and those produced by meiosis.

Meiosis is a type of cell division that only occurs in the sex organs, testes and ovaries, mitosis occurs in every cell in the body, these are somatic cells. Daughter cells are the cells that are produced...

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Answered by Urma C. Biology tutor
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How does the process of transcription work?

The 2 DNA strands are split apart by DNA Helicase by breaking the hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs, with the sense strand being used as a template. Free RNA nucleotides in the cytoplasm att...

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Answered by Sophie B. Biology tutor
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What is the effect of an increase in substrate concentration on the rate of reaction?

An increase in the substrate concentration increases the rate of reaction initially as more enzyme-substrate collisions occur, resultng in more enzyme-substrate complexes being...

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Answered by Parissa K. Biology tutor
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Describe the processes that occur at a cholinergic synapse to allow signal transmission

When an action potential arrives at the end of a presynaptic neurone, it causes the uptake of calcium ions through ion channels in the wall of the synapse. This influx of calcium ions causes vessicles of ...

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Answered by Tara D. Biology tutor
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