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An action potential arrives at the pre synaptic membrane which initiates the opening of Ca2+ channels. The influx of Ca2+ ions will cause vesicles containing neurotransmitters to fuse with the pre-synapti...

The cell cycle is comprised of two distinct phases; Interphase and Mitosis. The cell is typically in interphase of 95% of its life and mitosis/division for the remaining 5%.During interphase the cell's nu...

The HIV virus enters the body via one of the fluids through which it is transmissible e.g. blood. It then binds itself to CD4 on the body's T cells and enters the cell via endocytosis. Once it is inside t...

So, to start with what's the same, they are both molecules that are made from a nitrogenous base (Check understanding of term) and a sugar phosphate backbone. Now onto differences, DNA gets its name becau...

ATP is produced during both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation.During cyclic photophosphorylation, a photon of a wavelength 700nm hits a chlorophyll molecule in PS1 and excites a single electron. ...