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DNA Damage and Repair

Damage to cellular DNA is involved in mutagenesis and the development of cancer. The DNA in a human…

July 10, 2021 · Rajil TL
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Hybrid Orbitals

Hybrid orbitals are the result of a model which combines atomic orbitals on a single atom in ways that lead…

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Transcriptome

For all that we can learn from the genome, it’s the other ‘omic disciplines that spell out an…

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Central Dogma

The ‘Central Dogma’ is the process by which the instructions in DNA are converted into a functional product.…

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Telomere

The telomeres are special structures on the chromosome ends that are essential for providing protection from enzymatic end-degradation…

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Centromere and Chromosome Segregation

A centromere is a region on a chromosome that joins sister chromatids. Sister chromatids are double-stranded, replicated chromosomes that form during…

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Chromosome Banding

You may talk about your genes from time to time – ‘Oh, I have the gene for that.’…

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Karyotypes

The isolation and microscopic observation of chromosomes forms the basis of cytogenetics and is the primary method by…

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Chromosome Morphology

In 1848, Hofmeister discovered chromosomes (chroma: color; soma: body) as darkly stained bodies in the pollen mother cells…

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history of bacterial growth physiology

Abstract Arguably, microbial physiology started when Leeuwenhoek became fascinated by observing a Vorticella beating its cilia, my point…

July 10, 2021 · Rajil TL