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For a trait to evolve, firstly, there has to be genetic variation among individuals, which will lead to differences in phenotype and cause differences in fitness in a particular environment. These differe...

DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is responsible for storing genetic information and is composed of a chain of nucleotides. Each nucleotide is formed by a nitrogen base, a phosphate backbone and a sugar. There ...

First you prove the case n=1 is true. Then you assume that n=k is true, then calculate what n=k+1 is. This should prove true, so that by induction, you have proved that the statement is true for all natur...

Collide, in the right orientation, with sufficient energy (more than the activation energy barrier)

Mitosis contains 1 division cycle, meiosis - 2. Independent assortment, synapsis and crossing over occur only in meiosis. The outcome of mitosis is 2 diploid cells, meiosis - 4 haploid cells. Mitosis prod...