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Describe Protein Synthesis

DNA is unzipped by a helicase, the gene to be encoded is transcribed to mRNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase, in mRNA the thymine base is substituted by uracil. The mRNA leave the nucleus via a nuclear pore and...
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What is temporal and spatial summation in synaptic transmission?

Synaptic transmission, whether chemical or electrical, results in a change in membrane potential of the post-synaptic cell. If an excitatory synapse is activated, this results in a depolarization of the post...
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Can you describe the structure of the DNA MOLECULE?

The Dna molecule is an antiparallel double helix made up of a sugar, a phosphate group and different bases pared with each other. These basis are Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) and Thymine (T) and ar...
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What are the four chambers of the heart and which side receives/delivers oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?

The four chambers of the heart are the upper two atria (atrium for singular) and the lower two ventricles. The atria first receive the blood, which is then pumped to its destination via the ventricles. They ...
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What does bile do?

When we eat a meal, the food passes down a long 'food tube' that runs from the mouth to the anus. Food reaches the stomach by passing along part of this 'food tube' called the oesophagus. Once the food gets ...
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