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Both are forms of cell division. All 'normal' cells undergo mitosis to produce identical copies of themselves with the same number of chromosomes. This increase in cell number leads to growth/repair of ti...

When the body is exposed to a bacterial toxin for the first time, it is recognised as foreign and an immune response will be mounted. In response to the toxin, B lymphocytes will be produced which make an...

Because the single base mutation would change the primary structure of the enzyme which in turn would change the secondary structure of the enzyme due to the differences in hydrogen bonds formed. As a res...

Tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) are genes whose protein products restrain inappropriate cell growth and division. A mutation results in a changed amino acid sequence, which alters the tertiary structure of...

During exercise, there is a higher need for the working muscle to have oxygen for respiration in order to generate energy to carry out its function. Therefore, there is more blood flow required to the mus...