Ecosystem functions mainly refer to the biological and physicochemical processes, which occur within the ecosystem to maintain terrestrial life.... View Article
Natural ecosystem services provide healthy ecosystems. The important goods and services provided by natural ecosystems are: Food. Rainfall.... View Article
The ecosystem services, which provide benefits to humans in a direct way are called direct ecosystem services. These services include food,... View Article
Ecosystem services benefit to humans in several ways. These services help humans by providing food, water, regulation of floods, soil erosion,... View Article
Oceans are the world’s largest ecosystem, which covers 75 to78 per cent of the total Earth's surface. Explore More: Ecosystem Stay tuned with... View Article
Both alleles and DNA, code for transmission of traits. Explore More: Structure OF DNA Stay tuned with BYJU’S to learn more in detail about... View Article
The process of recombination during meiosis is caused by crossing over. The outcomes of recombination are offspring, caused by the fertilization... View Article
The process of recombination helps in promoting genetic variation in the gene pool. The process of crossing over has great significance, which... View Article
Genetic recombination occurs in the pachytene phase of prophase of meiosis I. Explore More: Meiosis Stay tuned with BYJU’S to learn more in... View Article
Mutations usually affect the traits by causing changes in the chemical structure of genes, which renders the functioning of a protein in a gene.... View Article
The four basic units of DNA are: Adenine (A) Guanine (G) Cytosine (C) Thymine (T) Explore More: Structure OF DNA. Stay tuned with BYJU’S to... View Article
Beneficial mutations are essential for evolution to occur. This mutation has a positive effect on the organisms. Explore More: Mutation Stay... View Article
A mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism. In animals, the mutation mainly causes several changes including-... View Article
We, humans, produces thousands of mutation daily and are examples of neutral mutation because they do not show any physical effects. Change in... View Article
No. Deletion refers to change in the number of DNA bases, while a missense mutation refers to change in one amino acid in a protein. Explore... View Article
A missense mutation is a type of point mutation, which results in the substitution of one amino acid for another in the protein made by a gene.... View Article
Sickle cell anaemia is an example of a transversion mutation. A transversion mutation is a type of point mutation during which a pyrimidine... View Article
James D. Watson and Francis Harry Compton Crick were the first people to recognize, identify, discover and describe the double helix structure of... View Article
The thalassemia alpha is a type of thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, which results in a decrease in the total number of alpha chains of... View Article
