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Explain what happens in the body when a Polio vaccine is administered.

The vaccine contains a weakened or inactivated form of the virus. The viral particle displays an antigen on its surface specific to poliovirus. Once in the blood, a specific helper T cell will detect the ...

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Describe the structures of proteins

Primary structure - a sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain. They are joined together by peptide bonds. The sequence of amino acids determines the rest of the proteins structures. Secondary struc...

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Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited condition caued by a dominant allele.

Sickle cell anaemia is a disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal haemoglobin the abnormal h...

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Describe the components of the fluid mosaic model (6).

The fluid mosaic model describes the typical plasma membrane as a phospolipid bilayer (1), composed of phosphates with fatty acid tails, which face each other inwardly. Within the phospholipid bilayer are...

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1. Polydactyly is caused by a dominant allele, D. The recessive allele of the gene is represented by d. Use one genetic diagram to show the inheritance of the polydactyly gene by R and S.

P generation Father (P) Mother(Q)

Phenotype Polydactyly Normal

Genotype Dd dd

Gamete D d d d

Fertilization

Punnett Square for F1 generation

F/M

d

d<...

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