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There are several phases to mitosis: interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. In interphase, the cell duplicates it’s organelles and chromosomes, ready for mitosis. In prophase, the chrom...

Competetive inhibitors are the same shape as the enzyme substrate. They bind directly to the active site of the enzyme, preventing the binding of the substrate. Therefore, if you increase the concentratio...

Cells are the smallest unit of life that make up every living thing. A typical animal cell is made up of a cell membrane, which maintains its structure and controls what goes in and out of the cell. Enclo...

Gene mutations arise due to errors in DNA replication and include insertion, deletion, substitution, inversion, duplication and translocation of bases. Each triplet of bases encodes one amino acid. Theref...

Both these processes involve the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration. They are also both passive processes, so happen without the use of chemical energy. However,...