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Saturated fatty acids do not have any carbon-carbon double bonds and are therefore linear molecules. Monosaturated fatty acids have one carbon-carbon double bond, creating one kink in the otherwise linear mo...

Mitosis is the process of cell division for the purpose of cell regeneration. A parent cell duplicates its DNA and separates into two daughter cells which are identical to the parent and have two sets of chr...

In genetics, sometimes it is not easy to tell if an organism is heterozygous (having two different alleles of a gene) for a certain trait or if it is a homozygous (having the same identical alleles of a gene...

Transmitting Along Neurones When a nerve cell is not stimulated, it is in a resting state. During this state, the inside of the axon is relatively more negative than outside of the axon, this is called the r...

Structural Differences 1. Arteries have a much thicker wall to withstand the high pressure of blood flowing in them, whereas veins have a thinner wall so that they can be pressed flat against adjacent muscle...