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Explain a chemical synaptic transmission

Nerve impulses are transmitted along the axon by saltatory propagation. This is where the wave of depolarisation jumps across to small gaps known as nodes of ranvier, dramatically reducing the time taken ...

Answered by James A. Biology tutor
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Describe how a nerve impulses crosses a synapse in the nervous system.

A synapse is a junction or space between two neurons or a neuron and a receptor which allows the transmssions of an electrical or chemical signals to another cell. The first neuron is called the presynapt...

Answered by Harriet C. Biology tutor
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Explain why an athlete, who has just run a marathon on a summers day, would have higher concentration of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) in their blood.

The athlete is running a marathon, therefore their muscles are constantly contracting and therefore using up ATP (Energy). ATP is generated through respiration in cells in the human body. Respiration gene...

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Explain DNA replication (SL).

DNA replication is the process through which two new strands of DNA are synthesized from the original molecule and predominantly occurs in the S phase of the cell cycle prior to mitosis. To put it simply,...

Answered by Jordi M. Biology tutor
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Describe the consequences of base substitution mutation with regards to sickle cell anaemia

In every gene, a sequence of three nucleotide bases will code for an amino acids, many of which form a protein. Within the normal gene for haemoglobin, the sequence of bases will code to produce amino aci...

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