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Why is DNA replication called semi-conservative replication?

Semi-conservative replication refers to replication of DNA in which the newly produced DNA molecules will contain 1 strand from the original DNA and a another strand that had been newly synthesised. In order...
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Describe the sliding filament theory.

The sliding filament theory demonstrates how the muscles in our body contract. As a signal reaches the neuromuscular junction (motor end plate), neurotransmitters such as Acetylcholine will diffuse across th...
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What is the structure of a protein?

Structure of the protein is easier to understand if we start from the beginning and gradually build up our knowledge. Firstly, proteins are made of amino acids. Each amino acid is made of a central carbon at...
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Why do chemical impulses only go in one direction across a synapse?

Ca2+ channels are only in the membrane of the presynaptic neuron. ACh-containing vesicles are only within the presynaptic neuron. (ACh only produced within the presynaptic neuron, has choline and acetyl)APs ...
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Describe how oxygen in the air reaches capillaries surrounding alveoli in the lungs. Details of breathing are not required. (AQA Biol. 2016)

Oxygen diffuses from the air where it is present at a higher concentration and pressure, to the lungs where it is at a lower concentration and pressure - we say it moves 'down' these gradients; high to low. ...
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