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How exactly do 'carcinogens' actually cause cancer after damaging cells?

Carcinogen is a catch-all term for substances that lead to increased formation of cancers. There are actually several ways a carcinogenic substance can lead to cancer. One way is by attacking the DNA itse...

Answered by Nicholas W. Biology tutor
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Why are antibodies made in Mice, are there disadvantages or advantages to this?

The first scientists to explore the use of antibodies for medicine used mice, and sometimes other animals, to produce antibodies, particularly because that was one of the first methods available using the...

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Male B has a mass of 72kg, and a height of 1.81m. Calculate the BMI of Male B to 3.s.f. (3)

I would describe the formula first:BMI = weight in kg/height in m^2
Now look at the number of marks offered = 3. Means you need to show your working, calculate the BMI accurately, and IMPORTANTLY, in...

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Explain what happens to a cell during mitosis

Mitosis is the division of cells to produce two identical daughter cells. First stage is prophase, during this phase the chromosomes condense and become visibleNext is metaphase, during this phase the chr...

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How does substrate concentration affect the rate of enzyme activity?

As the concentration of substrate increases, the rate of enzyme activity increases.The optimum rate is reached at the enzymes optimum substrate concentration.The enzymes become saturated and no more subst...

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