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What are the types and effects of genetic mutations?

Insertion/deletion - one or more nucleotide pairs are put in/taken out of a sequence -> causes frameshift. Duplication - one or more bases are repeated -> leads to ...

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How do species change over time?

Species change over time by a process called natural selection. This is commonly associated with Darwin, as he wrote about it in his book "On the origin of species". Evolution (the change of a s...

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Starting with mRNA in the cytoplasm, how are polypeptides produced?

The mRNA binds to a ribosome at the start codon. (1) The ribosome has a space for a tRNA molecule with a three base anticodon to bind to the complementary codon on the mRNA.(2) The tRNA brings the specifi...

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Describe the process of Eutrophication.

Eutrophication occurs when mineral ions from the soil such as nitrates are leached (washed away by the rain) and they run into rivers, lakes and ponds. This increase in nutrients into the water causes an ...

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What is Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the process that plants use to make their food. Photosynthesis takes part in the leaf of the cell in small structures called chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll. Reaction uses light, ...

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