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Messenger RNA (mRNA) is used during translation to form polypeptides. Describe how mRNA is produced in the nucleus of a cell.

mRNA is messenger RNA which carries information from the genome to be translated into proteins. The DNA is transcribed into mRNA in the nucleus. DNA helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds of DNA into sense and a...
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How can the transmission of salmonella be reduced?

Washing hands (vomiting, diarrhoea) Isolation Not sharing utensils or cutlery
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Compare the mammalian heart to that of an amphibian. Use a diagram.

Four mark question Can use drawn example to show the comparison of a three chambered heart to that of a four chambered heart.(2)Name the different parts of the heart. Mammalian is two atria, two ventricles w...
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What is mitosis?

Mitosis is the DNA replication stage in somatic cells (non sex cells). It involves replication of DNA and ONE division of DNA to produce two genetically identical daughter cells. The stages specific to mitos...
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Explain how a protein is synthesised

The process starts in the nucleus A gene (section of DNA coding for a protein) unwinds, and the 2 DNA strands making it up unzip Transcription then occurs - one DNA strand is used as a template to make mRNA ...
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