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What are is the function of a ribosomes and what is it made from?

Ribosomes translate (read) messenger RNA to produce specific polypeptide chains (proteins). The Ribosome itself is made up rRNA which forms the structures which read the messenger RNA and add peptides to the...
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How is DNA packaged within Eukaryotic Cell nucleosomes

DNA is wrapped around proteins called histones, to form nucleosomes. Each nucleosome is a histone octomer composed of (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) subunits with a 1.65 helical turn of 147 nucleotide bases. Nucleos...
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How does a vaccine prevent infection?

When vaccine is given small amounts of the dead or inactive pathogen are inserted in to the blood, this activates the body's white blood cells which then produce antibodies. These antibodies destroy the dead...
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What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

Primary succession starts from bare rock , so no soil is present at the start. Over time the pioneer organisms (such as moss and lichen) break the rock and as the organisms die and decompose, the soil builds...
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How is the DNA prepared for it to be replicated?

The preparation occurs to the DNA whilst in the nucleus of the cell. As DNA is a double helix, the two strands of DNA need to be split apart. Therefore the hydrogen bonds need to be broken. The DNA helicase ...
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