The translation is the process of protein synthesis from mRNA template. Translation requires mRNA template, tRNAs, ribosomes and various enzymes.... View Article
The first step in translation is the aminoacylation of tRNA. It is also known as the charging of tRNA or activation. Amino acids are activated in... View Article
The three stages of translation are: Initiation - First the small subunit of ribosome binds to the mRNA, then the charged tRNA binds to the... View Article
Three bases make up a codon. Trinucleotide codons code for specific amino acids at the time of protein synthesis. There are a total of 64 codons,... View Article
The purpose of transcription is to make a copy of RNA from a gene, which can later be used to produce proteins. Transcription is the process by... View Article
Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria have a green pigment - 'chlorophyll a' present in them. Furthermore, it contains many yellowish carotenoids and... View Article
An overabundance of green aquatic plants is an algal bloom. While they form the base of the food web, 'bloom' indicates excess quantities which... View Article
It is a bacterium. Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria exhibits prokaryotic nature, which causes them to be classified with bacteria in the... View Article
Algae have been used as a food fertilizer by humans for years. In recent times, they are also used as thickening agents in food, in biodiesel... View Article
Most of the algae do not cause any harm. In fact, they serve as an integral part of the ecosystem. Some species of algae generate toxins which... View Article
Listed below are five Characteristics of Enzymes: Action of enzymes is highly specific They are affected by pH and temperature They can be... View Article
Secondary Oocyte Through the process of ovulation, the ruptured Graffian follicle releases the secondary oocyte from the ovary. The secondary... View Article
Fungi are not plants. They vary from plants in their cellular composition, DNA, production and usage of DNA. In fact, they are said to be more... View Article
Three polar bodies. Polar bodies are small cytoplasmic exclusion bodies that form to enclose excess DNA that takes form at the time of oocyte... View Article
First stage of meiosis in human females starts in the embryo. Up till close to 12 years from then, a signal to resume meiosis is held. Some of... View Article
Arresting the division enables the egg to obtain all the resources it would possibly need. During the first arrest stage (diplotene stage of the... View Article
Female gametogenesis or oogenesis produces mature eggs. Only one egg is produced from 4 haploid cells as a result of meiosis. Oogenesis proceeds... View Article
Oogenesis involves one mitosis and half meiosis. However, when oogenesis is followed by fertilization, then one mitosis and one meiosis take... View Article
