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Sex-linked genes are located on the sex-chromosomes, X and Y. Females have two X-chromosomes, XX, and males have one X and one Y-chromosome, XY. The X-chromosome is much larger than the Y-chromosome and s...

Firstly, DNA is transcripted into mRNA inside the nucleus, controlled by RNA polymerase. The DNA is unwound by RNA polymerase into two strands. There is complimentary base pairing between the template str...

Both mitosis and meiosis are methods of cell division. Mitosis is cell division where the DNA of the parent molecule is duplicated then split into 2 identical daughter cells. Mitosis is split into 4 stage...

Both are biological polymers (macromolecules) formed from glucose molecules joined by 1-4 glycosidic bonds.Both are insoluble: good for starch as it does not affect the osmotic potential of the cells in w...

An action potential travels towards the synaptic terminal down the axon in a wave depolarisation. The voltage gated calcium channels on the membrane of the presynaptic bulb open causing an influx of calci...