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One form of muscle disease is caused by a mutant myosin allele. It prevents myosin from binding to other myosin molecules, thus preventing contraction. Suggest why.

Sarcomeres are formed of myosin and actin filaments which are interleaved. If myosin cannot bind to each other then thick filaments cannot be formed. Thus, there is nothing to anchor myosin so actin canno...

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Answered by Jade W. Biology tutor
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3 postitive whole numbers have a mean of 6. What is the greatest possible range of the numbers?

15: (x+y+z)/3 = 6 so, x+y+z = 18.Range = highest number - lowest number. For the max range, at least 1 of the numbers must be 1. 1,1,16. 16-1 = 15

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Answered by Jade W. Maths tutor
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X^2+4x-21=0 Solve for x

Quadractics factorise into double brackets like (x-a)(x-b). We ave to find the facors of -21 which add to make +4. 7 and -3 suffice. (x-3)(x+7) Then x will be equal to 3 and -7 for the equation.

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Answered by James C. Maths tutor
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Solve this pair of simultaneous equations: 3x + y= 7 and 3x - y = 5

Step 1: Start off by labeling the 2 equations. 3 x + y = 7 will be equation 1. 3 x - y = 5 will be equation 2.

Step 2: rearrange equation 1 to make y the subject. 3 x + y = 7 ---> y = 7 - 3 x (h...

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Answered by Anna G. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations 2a + b =4 and 5a – 3b = -1

When you solve normal equations like 4x-2=7, there is one equation and one unknown value. This case is no different: in order to solve these equations, you need to create one equation with one unknown. We...

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Answered by Molly M. Maths tutor
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