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Describe the control of heart rate

1.) First starts in the sino-atrial node. 2.) Sino-atrial node sends out regular waves of electricity to the atrial walls in order to initiate heart beat.3.) This leads to contraction of right and left atria...
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Explain the process of prokaryotic DNA replication

DNA replication is semi-conservative and occurs in the 5' to 3' direction. In the lagging strand it is discontinuous (forming Okazaki fragments) and in the leading strand it is continuous. 1) First, the enzy...
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Explain how an electrochemical gradient is formed in the mitochondria, and how this gradient is used to synthesise ATP.

At the first proton pump and associated electron carrier of the inner mitochondrial membrane reduced NAD releases two H + ions and two electrons. An electron travels down a series of electron carriers, each ...
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Why does a cell shrink when placed in an environment with a high sugar content?

Water moves down a concentration gradient, where it goes from an area of high concentration to a low concentration. This is a process called osmosis which does not require any energy. When a cell is placed i...
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How do chromosomes change during cell division?

Chromosomes can be either single armed or double armed. When a cell is about to divide, a chromosome replicates its genetic material to become a double armed chromosome. A double armed chromosome has a centr...
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