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Day 1-5: FSH is released from the pituitary gland and stimulates the primary oocytes to complete meiosis 1 and mature. The primary oocyte is inside a primary follicle which matures into a Graafian follicl...

DNA is contained in the nucleus of a cell, and is in double-helix form with a sense strand and complimentary anti-sense strand. The two strands have bases hydrogen-bonded to each other with sugar phosphat...

This question comes up often in GCSE papers and is a key topic when talking about exchange or cell biology. 
Active transport comes hand in hand with diffusion and osmosis. It is a key mechanism for ...

In spermatogenesis, germline epithelium in the seminiferous tubules of the testes divides by mitosis and then a period of cell growth occurs, changing them from spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes. The...

Broadly speaking, the main function of the kidneys is to filter out waste from the body and excrete it out in the urine. Excretion is the removal of waste (i.e. products of metabolism/ toxic products like...