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Describe different point mutations and how severe are they likely to be

Insertion - one nucleotide is inserted into already existing sequence. As amino acids are coded by 3 consistent nucleotides insertion changes the reading frame. Therefore, it is likely to have severe consequ...
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Explain why the demand for food is relatively price inelastic.

A good that is relatively price inelastic is one whose demand will not change much as a result of a change in its price level.Food is a necessity good and therefore consumers will continue to purchase it at ...
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There are only 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens in a box. One pen is taken at random from the box. Write down the probability that this pen is blue.

The probability is the likelihood of an event occurring.In this case, 1 pen is being taken out of a bag of; 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens. This means 1 out of 17 (7+4+6) pens will be taken.We are ...
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What is osmosis?

Osmosis is a special case of diffusion, which you can imagine as a spreading of particles across a room for example when you spray some deodorant - the strongest smell is closest to the area that has just be...
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Simplify fully [(256x^20)/(y^8)]^ (-1/4).

First, flip the whole fraction so it becomes the (y^8/256x^20)^0.25. This is because there is a negative power, which flips the whole fraction. Secondly, you would solve each element of the fraction individu...
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