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Biology Wise: Synapomorphy
Explains what synapomorphy is by using examples to demonstrate the concept, which plays an important role in the system of cladistics.
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Biology Wise: Cell Division Stages
Clearly presents the steps in meiosis and mitosis with each step accompanied by an illustrated fact card.
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Biology Wise: Cellular Respiration Diagram
The equation for cellular respiration is given and a diagram is provided that illustrates the process with glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain shown. Each of these steps is explained and a summary of the total...
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Biology Wise: Guide to Understanding Somatic Mutation
Somatic cells are any cells that are not involved in reproduction and thus cannot be passed on to offspring. This resource discusses mutations in somatic cells, how they occur, how they are detected, and the diseases they can cause in...
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Biology Wise: Cell Specialization Explained With Examples
Explains what is meant by specialized cells and provides examples for humans and plants.
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Biology Wise: Endothelial Cells and Epithelial Cells
Discusses the differences between endothelial and epithelial cells, including where they are found in the human body, their function, and their structure.
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Biology Wise: How to Make a Cell Lysis Solution
A cell lysis solution is used to disrupt cellular membranes. This resource provides a detailed explanation of how to make a cell lysis solution and describes the different ingredients, their functions, and the choices available, all...
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Biology Wise: How Does Autophagy Occur in a Cell
The different types of autophagy are broken down and described, including macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy. The role of autophagy in cell death is also discussed.
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Biology Wise: Peripheral and Integral Membrane Proteins
Discusses the structure of a cell membrane, the role of membrane proteins, and the differences between integral membrane proteins and peripheral membrane proteins as regards to their functions, location, and relationship with the...
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Biology Wise: The Levels of Organization of Living Things
Explains the importance of systems of organization in biology and describes the thirteen levels of organization, from the atom up to the biosphere.
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Biology Wise: Differences Between Phagocytosis and Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis and pinocytosis are two cellular processes that involve endocytosis. Their characteristics and the differences between them are clearly described here.
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Biology Wise: Comparison of Reciprocal Cross vs. Test Cross
Explains two types of genetic cross - a reciprocal cross and a test cross. Examples are described for a monohybrid and a dihybrid test cross and for a reciprocal cross.
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Biology Wise: An Overview of the Difference Between Nadh and Nadph
NADH and NADPH are enzymes involved in cellular processes. Explains how NADH participates in catabolic reactions where energy is released and NADPH is involved in anabolic reactions where energy is consumed. Their functions and chemical...
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Biology Wise: Digestive System of a Frog
Describes the anatomy of a frog's digestive system and how the stages in the process of digestion. A comparison is made with the human digestive system.
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Biology Wise: Biology for Beginners: What Is Spirogyra?
Describes the parts, structure, and the several methods of reproduction of spirogyra, a type of green algae.
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Biology Wise: The Northern Blot vs. Southern Blot Technique
The Northern blot and the Southern blot are two methods used to analyze DNA and RNA. Each technique is described, its purpose, and the methodology. A table comparing features of each is provided.
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Biology Wise: Batesian Mimicry vs. Mullerian Mimicry
Explains what Batesian mimicry and Mullerian mimicry are, their similarities and differences, what their cycles look like, and their frequency dependence levels. Provides examples for insects and plants.
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Biology Wise: Carrier Proteins vs. Channel Proteins
Carrier proteins and channel proteins are both involved in cell transport across the plasma membrane. Their functions, similarities, and differences are described in this resource. Includes examples for active, facilitated, and passive...
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Biology Wise: Germline Mutation vs. Somatic Mutation
Provides a comparison of germline and somatic mutations based on cause, heredity, how they are inherited, the effects they have, when they occur, the extent of the occurrence, and how they are detected. Describes examples of both types...
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Biology Wise: A Comparative Analysis: Homo Habilis vs. Homo Erectus
Describes Homo habilis and Homo erectus, two early ancestors of humans. Discusses how they were discovered, their characteristics, and what we know about them, with the information clearly laid out in a chart along with some comparative...
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Biology Wise: Lytic vs. Lysogenic Cycle
Explains in detail what the lytic and lysogenic cycles of a virus are and the stages of each cycle. Also presents a table highlighting the differences between them.
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Biology Wise: Levels of Biological Organization
Describes the levels of organization in biology, from the subatomic particle up to the biosphere.
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Biology Wise: Products of Glycolysis
Explains what happens during glycolysis in eukaryotic cells, what the products are, their composition, and their properties.
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Biology Wise: Theories Behind the Extinction of Neanderthals
Discusses the discovery of Homo neanderthalensis and describes the different theories that have been put forward to explain why Neanderthals became extinct.