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Explain how amino acids could be identified using gel electrophoresis

The sample of amino acids is placed in the center of a polyacrylamide gel, across which a voltage is applied. Depending on the pH of the buffer, the amino acids will move at different rates towards either...

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Answered by Eleanor H. Biology tutor
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What is the best way to go about answering a long answer biology question?

Answering questions in biology that offer more marks is all about key words - usually the examiner has a few of these in front of them that offer a mark simply for using the word in your answer. The go...

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Answered by Daisy Y. Biology tutor
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Why is the human circulation em called a double circulation system?

In the double circulation system there are two routes that the blood can take:

1. Through the lungs

2. To the rest of the body

The blood starting in the heart ...

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Answered by Elizabeth L. Biology tutor
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What is the difference between osmosis and active transport?

First of all we have to understand that there are concentration gradients between cells and the outside. A higher concentration of solute is when there is more solute (eg salt) ...

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Answered by Elizabeth L. Biology tutor
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What happens to the blood when it enters the heart?

The heart has four chambers; the right ventricle and atrium, and the left ventricle and atrium. Deoxygenated blood, once it has travelled the entire body, enters the heart from the vena cava into the r...

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Answered by Giulia Z. Biology tutor
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