Ovaries and adrenal glands produce small amounts of androgens such as testosterone in females. Higher than normal levels of androgens are... View Article
The binding of CO (carbon monoxide) to haemoglobin is not irreversible but it has much more (~200 times) affinity to bind with haemoglobin... View Article
Insulin is secreted by beta cells of Islets of Langerhans present in the pancreas. It is involved in glucose homeostasis along with glucagon.... View Article
Somatostatin is also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone as it inhibits the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. It is... View Article
Pepsin is a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the chief cells of gastric glands as a proenzyme pepsinogen. It is activated by gastric HCl. The... View Article
The carboniferous period of coal deposition was 200 to 300 million years ago. Carboniferous Period is the fifth interval of the Paleozoic Era. It... View Article
The term abiogenesis refers to spontaneous generation. It also refers to the origin of life from non-living substances. The theory of abiogenesis... View Article
The Homologous organ represents divergent evolution and possesses a similar internal structure. In contrast, analogous organs represent... View Article
The plants generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from the cell are termed transgenic plants. Maize, rice,... View Article
Electroporation is a microbiology technique that involves making transient pores in the cell membrane to facilitate gene constructs’ entry.... View Article
Gel electrophoresis is used for separating DNA fragments according to their size or length. Gel electrophoresis is widely used in various fields,... View Article
PCR- Mullis discovered the polymerase chain reaction technique. PCR technique is a common laboratory technique used in DNA amplification to... View Article
Genetic engineering refers to the manipulation of genes, which is also called a genetic modification. It is the method of direct manipulation of... View Article
Biolistics or gene gun method is suitable for transferring alien DNA into a plant cell. This method is mainly designed for plant transformation... View Article
Disarmed retroviruses are the widely used viral vector in delivering a gene in the animal cell and gene therapy. Also Refer: Which Vector Can... View Article
Elution refers to the process of extracting DNA from a gel piece. The separated DNA fragments are further stained and used for several techniques... View Article
Organs of different animals with a similar structure but which differ in their functions are Homologous Organs. The forelimb of man, frogs and... View Article
Trichoderma Polysporum is mainly used to produce statin, which is used to lower the blood cholesterol level by inhibiting the enzyme responsible... View Article
Streptococcus is a bioactive molecule used as a clotting buster or a clot removing enzymes from the blood vessels of patients who have had heart... View Article
Gases produced in anaerobic sludge digesters are methane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. Also Refer: Does Biomass Produce Greenhouse... View Article
