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Biology
A Level

What is natural selection, and how is it related to changes in allele frequency?

Natural selection describes the selective pressure favouring those species with certain phenotypes (characteristics) which make them better suited to the environment than other species. Those with favoura...

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Answered by Vishal U. Biology tutor
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Explain the difference between chromatin, chromatids, chromosomes and homologous pairs.

Genetic information is stored in the nucleus as DNA. Humans have 46 molecules of DNA in each cell; each molecule known as a chromosome. When the cell is in interphase of the cell cycle, the DNA is in the ...

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Using Fick's Law, explain how rapid gaseous exchange takes place in a mammal

Gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide (diffusion) occurs between the alveoli (tiny air sacs) and capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) inside the lung. Diffusion refers to the passive net moveme...

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How does an electrical impulse travel the gap between two nerves?

The electrical impulse that travels along a nerve, known in biology as an action potential, gets passed along to an adjacent nerve as a chemical signal. When an action potential reaches the end of a nerve...

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Answered by Lucy M. Biology tutor
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Describe key structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Eukaryotic cells are larger and more complex than prokaryotic cells. The eukaryotic cell contains a nucleus, which contains genetic material in the form of linear chromosomes. However, prokaryotic cells c...

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