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Mark-release-recapture is a technique used to estimate the size of a population of a particular species. The steps involved are:1. Capture and count animals.2. Mark them in a way which is not toxic/harmfu...

The oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve is a graph that compares the % of haemoglobin saturated with oxygen on the y-axis to the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood on the x-axis (mmHg). It is a...

Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in genetically identical daughter cells and occurrs in many parts of the body helping with repair and replacement of cells. It is also used in asexual r...

Epistasis occurrs when one allele of a gene masks the expression of alleles of another gene.

When there is no epistasis a dihybrid cross (two characteristics) of two heterozyg...

There are several factors affecting the rate and speed of an action potential:

1. Myelin sheath - This covers some of the nodes and acts as an electrical insulator where the a...