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Biology
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What are genes and how do work?

Genes are the code that makes up all life on Earth. Genes are sections of the long chain-like molecule called DNA, which is found coiled up into chromosomes in the nucleus of cells. The most important par...

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Answered by Anna D. Biology tutor
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Trypsin is a protease produced in an inactive form in some cells of the pancreas. Suggest the advantage of producing it in an inactive form?

Trypsin is a protease that acts in the small intestine to digest proteins. The advantage of it being produced inactive form in the pancreas is so that it doesn't digest pancreatic proteins. This means it ...

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How do organisms generate ATP?

Plants - harness light energy into chemical energy of ATP (photosynthesis) Eukaryotes- extract high energy electrons from fuels (mostly sugars) to synthesise ATP. This process is called oxidative ...

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Answered by Mihai P. Biology tutor
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How are glucose molecules absorbed in the gut?

Food consists of many types of molecules, these are: polysaccharides (a chain of single molecular units); dissacharides (a pair of single molecular units) and monosaccharides (the individual units themsel...

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Why do mutations makes it difficult to create a vaccine ? (4 marks - has the potential to be worth more in an exam)

If the mutation rate is high then this can change the DNA composition of the cells. If the DNA changes then so do all the protiens in the cell. This is becauase DNA codes for all the protiens in the cell....

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