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Explain the sliding filament model of skeletal muscle contraction

An action potential on a motor axon reaches the axon terminal, causing acetylcholine to be released. It diffuses across the neuromuscular cleft in synaptic vesicl...

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Describe active transport

Active transport is the movement of a substance against its concentration gradient across a selectively permeable membrane. In order for an organism to carry out active transport energy is required to ove...

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Describe the stages of transcription

Transcription begins with DNA helicase unwinding the DNA into two seperate strands.As the DNA unwinds, RNA nucleotides form hydrogen bonds with their complementary base pairs. Uracil binds to adenine, and...

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Explain how you would test for the presence of lipids and proteins in an unknown solution. Give details on any observations you would expect to make.

To test for the presence of lipids, you would carry out the emulsion test. To do this, you take the sample and mix it with equal volumes of ethanol and water followed by shaking. A cloudy white emulsion w...

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What are the main differences between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes presents younger than type 2, and results from an autoimmune reaction of the pancreas. This means patients have no insulin available to store glucose as glycogen. Type 2 diabetes presenets...

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