No, ribosomes are important components of the cell. Moreover, viruses do not have their own ribosomes and hence, they will have to hijack the... View Article
No, B and T cells are essentially lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow and the ones that stay become B cells. Meanwhile, the... View Article
Most members of Kingdom Monera are motile as they possess flagella - an organelle which helps to move. Read more by registering at BYJU’S... View Article
Yes, since minerals cannot be absorbed through osmosis in plants, they are absorbed through active transport. Read more by registering at... View Article
Both are equally important for a healthy body. The key difference lies in the quantity consumed. As the name suggests, micronutrients are... View Article
Most marine mammals are osmoregulators. Interestingly, some marine mammals, such as sea lions and certain species of seals drink seawater.... View Article
Identical twins (monozygotic) have the same blood type, exceptions are rare. Fraternal twins (dizygotic) may or may not have the same blood type.... View Article
Yes, the blood type is inherited from our biological parents. The same way how other genetic traits, eye colour etc are inherited, blood type is... View Article
Compared to all other eight blood types, the ratio of distribution of Ab+ blood type is 3.2%, while the ratio of distribution of AB negative... View Article
Compared to all other eight blood types, the ratio of distribution of A negative blood type is 6.5%, while that of AB negative's ratio of... View Article
Immune system and immune responses of an individual are driven and based on many factors. Hence, a blood group alone cannot determine the immune... View Article
The genetic locus, ABO locus encodes for the ABO blood group antigens. It has 3 allelic forms - A form, B form and O form. A fetus receives one... View Article