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Triplet code - a sequence of three bases (called a codon) codes for an amino acid. Degenerate code - more than one codon can code for a single amino acidnon-overlapping - the bases in the genetic code are...

Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Thy have thicker walls.They have more/thicker muscle tissue.They have a narrower bore/lumen.

Number of cell divisions: there is 1 cell division in mitosis and 2 in meiosis. Daughter cells: mitosis produces 2 daughter cells genetically identical to each other and the parent cell, whereas meiosis p...

It is produced by the pancreas, it acts on cells in the liver to stimulate the uptake of glucose from the blood, and its conversion to glycogen.

The generation of an action potential occurs in 4 main steps (resting potential, depolarisation, repolarisation and hyperpolarisation). At resting potential, the membrane potential is about -70mV. A stimu...