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Why is the resting membrane potential of a neurone negative when there are positive ions inside the cell?

The resting membrane potential inside the neurone (-70mV) is negative relative the outside! This means that even though there are both Na + and K + ions inside the cell, there are fewer of them (-70mV fewer)...
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Describe how a protein molecule is produced from mRNA

Translation is the conversion of the messenger RNA (mRNA) code into a protein. Cytoplasmic mRNA is bound by ribosomes (which are present in the cytoplasm or rough endoplasmic reticulum). Transfer RNA (tRNA) ...
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What happens during an action potential?

Action potentials are how nerve impulses travel along nerve cells/neurones. At rest a neurone has a membrane potential of -70mV which is maintained by the action of sodium potassium pumps in the plasma membr...
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How does antibiotic resistance arise and how can resistance spread?

i. How does antibiotic resistance arise? antibiotic resistance = bacteria that cannot be treated with antibiotics resistance arises when bacterial genes mutate (=a change in base sequence of DNA) - leads to ...
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What is phagocytosis and what steps are involved?

Phagocytosis is the name given to the process where phagocytes (a type of white blood cell found in blood ) will ingest invading pathogens or large particles and digest their contents. . 1. The pathogens wil...
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