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competitive inhibition occurs when the active site of the enzyme is complementary to the binding site of the inhibitor and so binds to form a complex. The inhibitor molecule therefore occupies the active ...

Once the action potential reaches the pre-synaptic bulb, the change in membrane potential triggers the opening of voltage-gated calcium channels to allow calcium to enter the cell. The influx of calcium t...

Natural selection is a theory that became popular after Charles Darwin work and states that traits of living organisms are selected according to their ability to adapt to the environment. It implies that ...

Eutrophication is a result of nitrogen rich compounds leeching from farm land fertilizer/manure or other pollution methods to the river water ecosystem. The all of a sudden nitrogen rich environment in th...

A protein's function is determined by its structure. The structure of a protein can be described in four different ways, the most basic of which is the primary structure.

Proteins are made up of po...