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Enzymes are proteins which increase the rate of reactions by binding to substrates and forming enzyme-substrate (E-S) complexes. The part of the enzyme which binds to the substrate is called the active si...

Aerobic respiration is the production of energy in the presence of oxygen using glucoseThe chemical equation for aerobic respiration is as follows:C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂...

The heart is a muscle and its primary function is to pump oxygenated blood around the body and to receive deoxygenated blood from around the body. The left and right side have different functions and the ...

The phospholipid bilayer is part of the Fluid Mosaic model forming part of the structure of the cell membrane. It plays a role in regulating the movement of substances across the cell membrane and makes u...

During prophase 1, chromosomal crossing over takes place, in which genetic information is exchanged between chromatids of each homologous pair of chromosomes in their bivalents- the point of crossing over...