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Give the importance of the lock and key model of an enzyme

The lock and key model only allows one type of specific substrate to form a substrate-activesite complex with each specific type of enzyme. This is due to their complementary shapes, as only one shape and...

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Answered by Paula F. Biology tutor
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Describe how a healthy kidney produces urine. (5 marks)

In this question you must first look at the wording. This is a describe question and therefore a description is required but not an explanation. It is worth 5 marks so aim to describe 5 or more reasons ho...

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Answered by Hannah G. Biology tutor
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Describe how cell division by meiosis is different from cell division by mitosis.

Meiosis produces four cells through two cell divisions, whereas mitosis produces two cells through one cell division 2. Meiosis produces haploid cells, whereas mitosis produces diploid cells 3. Meiosis ha...

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Answered by Eyad A. Biology tutor
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Describe the role of haemoglobin in supplying oxygen to the tissues of the body?

Haemoglobin is an oxygen carrying molecule found in red blood cells. Haemoglobin is made up of four polpeptide chains (2 alpha, 2 beta), and consists of four haem groups (iron associated with heam) contai...

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7 Albinism is a genetic trait resulting from the inheritance of recessive alleles. (a) (i) Distinguish between the terms allele and gene. (ii) Explain the meaning of the term recessive allele.

a i) a gene is a section of DNA that codes for a protein and has a specific location on a chromosome while an ellel is just a different form of a gene

ii) a recessive allele is one that is expresse...

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