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What is a synapse and how is information passed through it?

A synapse is a receptor that detects
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What is a chromosome?

A chromosome is a long, tightly coiled molecule of DNA. Chromosomes are split into sections called genes. In the human body there are 48 chromosomes within each cell (except sex cells which have 23). Chromos...
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How does vaccination work?

Vaccines contain weakened (or attenuated) antigens which cause immunity to a disease without actually giving the person the disease. They are usually adminstered by injection or sometimes orally (by mouth), ...
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How are action potentials propagated across cholinergic synapses?

In order for action potentials to travel to their intended destination they must cross synapses . These synapses are the spaces between neurones' axon terminals and other neurones' dendrites . In the case of...
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What is mitosis?

Mitosis is a process whereby the chromosomes (which carry the genetic information) of the cell that were duplicated during replication,to make two identical set of chromosomes, are separated into two nuclei....
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