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Introduction to Cell Biology – Structure and Function of the Cell
What are the three principles of ...,
Describe the principle cells are ...,
Describe the principle all organi...
96  cards
Types of Cells and Microscope Calibration
Simple plants have close contact ...,
Simple plants have no need for,
Simple plants undergo very little...
26  cards
Nucleic Acids
What are the three types of biomo...,
What are phospholipids composed of,
What are the hydrophobic tails co...
53  cards
The Nucleus, Nuclear Organisation and Karyotype
Eukaryotic cells include,
Eukaryotes are cells with,
Unlike prokaryotes eukaryotic cel...
59  cards
Stem Cells
Stem cells do not,
Stem cells can differentiate into,
Stem cells were first identified in
117  cards
Photosynthesis and Carbon Assimilation
Define metabolism,
What does metabolism arise from,
A metabolic pathway has
59  cards
DNA replication
Dawkins definition of a gene,
Define gene,
Molecular definitions of genes
64  cards
Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR
Why do we need to do pcr,
Pcr is a method of,
What are the uses of pcr
49  cards
Carbohydrates
What are the four biological mole...,
Example of nucleic acids,
Dna rna are composed of
76  cards
Cellular Communication
What are the two types of percept...,
Describe perception of the enviro...,
Examples of signals from the envi...
96  cards
Cytoskeleton
What is the cytoskeleton,
The cytoskeleton is used for,
The cytoskeleton allows movement of
97  cards
Respiration
What are the three stages of aero...,
Electron transport chain occurs in,
Krebs cycle occurs in
119  cards
Mitosis and the Mitotic Cell Cycle
In eukaryotes dna is organised into,
Chromosomes can be stained and ex...,
The chromosomes can be organised ...
75  cards
Meiosis
What are the stages and substages...,
What happens in interphase,
Interphase is the stage
63  cards
Mendel and Inheritance
What can variation be caused by,
Traits which are caused by geneti...,
The characteristic that we see is...
43  cards
Transcription and translation
The central dogma describes a,
How many nucleotides in dna and rna,
Dna is
103  cards
Gene regulation
All cells in an organism have the...,
Regardless of their different mor...,
Different cell types make
77  cards
Cell Differentiation
Important features of stem cells,
Stem cells have an unlimited capa...,
The progenitor cells midway down ...
42  cards
The Digestive System
The digestive system is also know...,
What is the gi tract,
What does the gi tract travel thr...
89  cards
Bioinformatics
When was the structure of dna det...,
Since the determination of the st...,
In 1977 fred sanger published
15  cards

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