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Explain how action potentials are transmitted across synapses.

  1. The action potential runs along the presynaptic membrane in a wave of depolarisation and activates the Voltage Gated Calcium ion channels. 2) Once these channels open, Ca2+ diffuses into the presyna...
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What are the differences between plant and animal cells?

Animal and plant cells have some characteristics in common, as when life first evolved on earth, we shared a common ancestor. This was a long time ago: 1.6 Billion years!!!
This is w...

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In the case of cystic fibrosis, two parents don't suffer from the disease but both carry the recessive cystic fibrosis allele. What is the probability that a child of the parents will suffer from cystic fibrosis.

25%. Draw a punnet square to find this:

Write in the alleles for the parents along the top and side of the square, then match up the possible allele combinations for the children inside the square....

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Use the example of antibiotic resistant bacteria to explain directional selection.

DNA mutations happen randomly during division by mitosis. Some of these mutations code for antibiotic resistance. When a bacterial colony is exposed to antibiotics most bacteria without the resistance mut...

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