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What is an enzyme?

An enzyme is a biological catalyst that enables reactions to occur by decreasing the activation energy they need. Not only would certain reactions not take place without the enzyme, they are also importan...

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Cells becoming resistant to bacteria; Within a population of bacteria, NO cells are resistant to antibiotics. Over time, ALL cells are resistant to antibiotics. Outline the steps of natural selection that lead to a fully resistant population:

Within the bacterial population, the cells obtain different types of mutations. - One type of mutation is antibiotic resistance. - Some types of mutations are harmful to the cell, some have no or li...

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How many chromosomes dies each cell of the human body have ?

All human body cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total), 22 pair of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes.

However, sperm and egg cells only have one set of chromosomes (23 total).

Answered by Helen K. • Biology tutor

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What are three differences between DNA and RNA? ( 3 marks)

RNA is single stranded whereas DNA is double stranded - RNA has the bases A,G,C and U whereas DNA has the bases A,G,C and T - An RNA nucleotide has ribose as its sugar component whereas a DNA nucleo...

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It has been suggested that smoking, an epigenetic factor can lead to tumour growth and cancer. Use your knowledge of the epigenome and its structure to explain how this could occur. [5 marks]

Marking Scheme: MP1: Define epigenome- layers of chemical tags covering the DNA and histone protein complex MP2: Increased Methylation of DNA molecule MP...

Answered by Hannah H. • Biology tutor

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