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What happens during mitosis?

There are several phases to mitosis: interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. In interphase, the cell duplicates it’s organelles and chromosomes, ready for mitosis. In prophase, the chromoso...
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What is the difference between competetive and non-competetive inhibitors?

Competetive inhibitors are the same shape as the enzyme substrate. They bind directly to the active site of the enzyme, preventing the binding of the substrate. Therefore, if you increase the concentration o...
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Gene mutations can arise during DNA replication. Explain why different types of gene mutation may have different effects on the encoded polypeptide.

Gene mutations arise due to errors in DNA replication and include insertion, deletion, substitution, inversion, duplication and translocation of bases. Each triplet of bases encodes one amino acid. Therefore...
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Describe the structure of proteins

Proteins are amino acid polymers, joined by peptide bonds which are formed via condensation reactions. The primary structure is the order of amino acids, secondary structure is the folding of polypeptide cha...
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Describe the path of a red blood cell through the heart

Red blood cell arrives from the inferior vena cava into right atrium before it passes through the tricuspid valve into right ventricle. It then passes through the pulmonary valve into pulmonary artery before...
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