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Describe the process of glycolysis

Glycolysis is the first of four steps in cellular respiration, and involves the breakdown of one glucose molecule into two molecules of pyruvate. A 6C glucose molecule is first phosphorylated, using the p...

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Answered by Georgia C. Biology tutor
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Describe 3 adaptations the ileum has that allow it to maximise the absorption of nutrients from its lumen into surrounding blood vessels.

The ileum is lined with simple cuboidal epithelium. This means there is a short diffusion pathway from the lumen of the gut to the surrounding blood vessels. The lining epithelia also has villi and the ep...

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Describe the stages of Transcription

Transcription is the process where RNA is copied from DNA. DNA is a made up of two strands which makes a double helix. In order for transcription to occur, the two DNA strands must come apart. The DNA str...

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Answered by Hajrah U. Biology tutor
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Describe the process of DNA replication.

An enzyme called DNA helices breaks the hydrogen bonds between the bases on two polynucleotide strands of DNA, forming two single strands. Each original strand acts as a template for a new strand. Complem...

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Answered by Zak W. Biology tutor
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Describe how a neurone communicates its information with an adjacent neurone through the synapse

When two neurones meet we have a something that acts like a bridge to connect the two neurones together and this is called a synapse. When an impulse is traveling through one neurone and wants to continue...

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