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Describe the hormone changes that occur during a womens menstrual cycle

A womens menstrual cycle is on average 28 days long. Hormone release occurs due to signals from the brain. Days 1-5 is when a period occurs and levels of all hormones are low. After this, LH (luteinizing ...

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Explain how a synapse between two neurons functions

When impulse arrives at pre-synaptic terminal, the depolarisation opens the voltage-gated Ca2+ ion channels. This causes Ca2+ to enter synapse due to differences in concentration. This causes the vesicles...

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Describe the process of phagocytosis of a pathogen.

The membrane of the phagocyte surrounds the pathogen and engulfs the pathogen. Enzymes inside the phagocyte break down the pathogen and destroy it. Pathogen proteins can then be presented on the surface o...

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Explain how monoclonal antibodies are formed and suggest a potential use for monoclonal antibodies.

Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies that are produced by identical immune cell clones that only target one specific antigen. Monoclonal antibodies are produced after the target antigen i...

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What is the difference between transcription and translation?

Transcription - involves making mRNA from DNA. It happens inside the nucleus
Translation - using the mRNA as a set of instructions to make a polypeptide. Happens at the ribosome.
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