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Explain how gametes are produced by the process of meiosis.

Meiosis to produce gametes is a process that requires two cell divisions. Before the first division, the cell's Chromosomes are replicated as they do in mitosis to create sister chromatids for each chromosom...
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Explain why an artery may be described as an organ.

Tissues are defined as being a collection of different types of cell. Similarly, organs are defined are being a collection of tissues , which are joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.An art...
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Explain why haemoglobin in Sickle Cell Anaemia is less effective at carrying oxygen.

The mutation present in sickle cell anaemia causes a change in the primary structure of amino acids in the haemoglobin molecule. This change in primary structure changes the tertiary structure of a haemoglob...
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What are the different types of RNA used for during translation?

Translation occurs at the ribosomes (which may be attached to endoplasmic reticulum). The ribosomes themselves are made of rRNA.mRNA carries the code for the polypeptide as it is complimentary to a strand of...
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Describe the process of oxidative phosphorylation.

Student answer will be structured as a paragraph, or bullet point sentences, including at least five (but not restricted to) of the following points: hydrogens from reduced hydrogen carriers (FADH/NADH); hyd...
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