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Gene cloning refers to a process in which a gene of interest is ligated to a vector. The recombinant DNA thus produced is introduced in a host cell by transformation. Each cell gets one DNA molecule and w...

Within cells the two main forms of cellular exchange are diffusion and osmosis. These two terms can sometimes be mixed up as they both mean "the movement of molecules of a substance from an area of h...

Respiration is the break down of molecules in living cells to release energy. Most commonly glucose (a sugar molecule) is broken down to release energy. Aerobic respiration occurs in animal cells and plan...

Mitosis is the process of cell division - in which one cell divides to form two cells that are identical to it and then also to each other. These new cells that are formed are called sister cells. The pro...

The main difference between the following two is that bacterial cells do not possess a nucleus or any membrane-bound organelles. In addition to that, bacterial cell walls are made out of murein, plasmids ...