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What is the sliding filament mechanism?

The sliding filament mechanism is a model used to show the way in which muscles contract. It involved 3 components - Myosin, Actin and Tropomyosin. Myosin has a head like projection to which an ADP molecu...

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Answered by Joseph C. Biology tutor
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What is the role of the myelin sheath in the transmission of electric impulses in the nervous system?

It is important to note that the IB syllabus expects the students to understand that "The myelination of nerve fibres allows for saltatory conduction." What this essentially mea...

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Answered by Clara S. Biology tutor
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How do you explain the change in membrane permeability as temperature increases?

Generally, increasing the temperature increases membrane permeability. At temperatures below 0 oC the phospholipids in the membrane don't have much energy and so they can't move much, which mea...

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Answered by Ella F. Biology tutor
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What are Mendel's two laws of inheritance?

   Mendel's two laws of inheritance are: the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment. 

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Answered by Sara P. Biology tutor
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Describe the course taken by a deoxygenated red blood cell returning to the heart from the circulation, naming any vessels or chambers along its course.

Following its return to the right atrium via the vena cava, the RBC passes through the mitral valve and into the right ventricle. Upon ventricular contraction, the RBC is ejected via the pulmonary valve a...

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Answered by William B. Biology tutor
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