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Outline the process of neuronal communication between two neurones

Ensure that your answer is precise, without too much waffle - this can confuse examiners and you'll lose easy marks! Take it step by step:
First, the neurotransmitter, acety...

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Answered by Ellie W. Biology tutor
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What is the role of adrenaline in glucoregulation?

Although a lot of the time this can seem like a daunting question as there's a lot of specific terminology to use and a variety of reactions/interactions occurring, by splitting it up into short, simple s...

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Answered by Ellie C. Biology tutor
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Explain how a substitution mutation could cause an enzyme not to work (5)

The mutation changes the order of bases so there is a different triplet code present. This results in a different amino acid being coded for in the polypeptide chain. Thi...

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Answered by Evie C. Biology tutor
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Describe how mRNA is produced in the nucleus of a cell

Helicase (an enzyme) breaks the hydrogen bonds between the DNA resulting in two strands. Only one strand acts as a template. RNA nucleotides attracted to exposed bases according to base pairing rules (A-U...

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Answered by Rachel N. Biology tutor
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How does DNA replication take place?

DNA replication takes place by semi-conservative replication (i.e. only half of the strand in each DNA molecule are from the original DNA molecule). First, the enzyme DNA helices is required to break the ...

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Answered by Laura H. Biology tutor
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