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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

This process is called eutrophication. Fertiliser is applied to plants because it contains a lot of ammonia and nitrates, which are needed to help a plant grow. However, if too much is applied, especially...