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How does DNA replication take place?

DNA replication takes place in a semi-conservative manner, where each of the DNA strands serves as a template for the formation of a new strand. This ensures genetic continuity between generations, as geneti...
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What's the difference between a eukaryotic cell and a prokaryotic cell?

Eukaryotes have a plasma membrane, nucleus, nuclear membrane, nucleolus, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes. Prokaryotes do not have a ...
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What are the different types of digestion, and where do they take place?

There are 2 types of digestion: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Examples of mechanical digestion are: chewing - in the mouth; and churning - in the stomach. Chemical digestion involved enzymes, ...
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How does the heart pump blood around the body?

The easiest way to think of the human heart is as 2 separate pumps in one loop. The first pump is the right side of the heart, which receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation (the body). This...
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Describe how information passes from a relay neurone to a motor neurone. (3 marks)

An impulse stimulates the active release of a neurotransmitter from the relay neurone into the synapse. The neurotransmitter carrying the information from the relay neurone diffuses down the concentration gr...
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