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DNA replication is semi-conservative, meaning existing strands are used as templates for new strands. The DNA is separated (unwinds) by the enzyme helicase. This enzyme breaks the H bonds between nucleoti...

Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transfer chain, resulting in the formation of H₂O. This is essential because without it, the electron transfer chain cannot function r...

exchange surfaces require a small diffusion distance enabling the fast exchange of compounds, good blood supply to maintain a concentration gradient. This allows for the most efficient diffusion

The major difference between both of these processes is why they are used, DNA replication is used for cell division in the S phase of the cell cycle. mRNA transcription is used in protein synthesis and t...

A protein is made up of amino acid subunits, in which the primary structure is the sequence of the amino acids. Therefore a change in the primary structure will result in a different sequence of amino aci...