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what is the role of the pancreas in the digestion of fats, and the role of bile in this process

The pancreas produces enzymes called pancreatic lipase which act upon fat absorption. Pancreatic lipase acts to breakdown Fats, into Monoglycerides and Fatty acids. These are much smaller units that allo...

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Explain autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance

Autosomal dominant inheritance means that a condition or disease means that a genetic condition is caused when an individual inherits one copy of the condition gene from their parents. Children inherit tw...

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Compare the similarities and differences between animal and plant cells? (6 marks)

Both animal and plant cells have cytoplasm, a nucleus, cell membrane, mitochondria and ribosomes. In both animals and plants most cells are specialised and adapted for their function. Both cells can be vi...

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Can a man with haemophilia pass it onto a) his son or b) his grandson?

Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive condition that causes serious bleeding problems. In the human genome there are 22 autosomal chromosome pairs and 1 sex chromosome pair. Males are always XY and female...

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"Describe the stages of protein synthesis"

TRANSCRIPTION: An RNA polymerase binds to non-coding DNA at the front of the gene. RNA polymerase produces a complementary RNA strand from the coding DNA of the gene. RNA strand leaves the nucleus via a n...

Answered by Abigail S. Biology tutor
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