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What's the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis is the process somatic (normal body cells) use to divide. Two diploid (full set of chromosomes) daughter cells are produced from one diploid cell. In order for this to occur, the cell must replicate ...
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How does Cholera work?

Cholera works by releasing a toxin in the lumen. It causes chloride channels of the intestinal epithelial cells to open which in turn causes cholride ions to move along its concentration gradient into the lu...
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Explain how change in blood flow to a runner's muscles helps him to run.

An increase in blood flow to the skeletal muscles means that more glucose and oxygen is delivered to the muscles via the blood. These are both needed in aerobic respiration to produce ATP/ energy for muscle ...
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Describe three ways in which the body maintains its temperature in different climates

The temperature of the body is detected by the thermoregulatory centre in the hypothalamus in the brain, which can detect the temperature of the blood. Therefore it recieves information about changes to the ...
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Describe the way in which the normal heart beat is initiated and controlled

The heart muscle is myogenic , which means that it can contract without any input from the nervous system. The stimulus for the muscle to contract originates from a group of specialised cardiac cells, the si...
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