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Explain the causes and consequences of sickle cell anaemia (5)

Sickle cell anaemia is caused by a point mutation, exchanging adenine for thymine in the DNA codon CTC. This causes a change in the mRNA to GUG, which results in a change in the polypeptide sequence durin...

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How do muscles contract and how is this controlled?

Skeletal muscle is composed of myofibrils. The myofibrils contain repeating units called sarcomeres. This also called the operational units. The sarcomeres contain actin filaments and myosin filaments. Th...

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Why is the left ventricle thicker than the right ventricle?

The right ventricle only pumps blood to the lungs, which are very near the heart. The left ventricle needs to pump blood to the eintire body, so the greater distance requires higher pressure to make sure ...

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What are enzymes and what factors are they affected by?

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze nearly all reactions that go on in your body that would otherwise be too slow for survival. The substances or molecules that enzymes ca...

Answered by Beatrice H. Biology tutor
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what is the role of phagocytes?

They squeeze through the walls of blood capillaries, moving through tissues to reach the site of infection. Phagocytes ingest pathogens by endocytosis (phagocytosis), a non-specific immunity, which doesn'...

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