Somatic cell cloning is based on the process of eliminating the DNA from an unfertilized oocyte and substituting it with the DNA acquired from a... View Article
Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a widely used marker protein in modern biological research. The protein displays green fluorescence when it is... View Article
The luciferase (luc) gene is isolated from Photinus pyralis. It encodes the enzyme which catalyzes the ATP/oxygen-dependent oxidation of the... View Article
Yeast artificial chromosomes (YAC) are constructed by joining the elements needed for segregation and replication of yeast chromosomes (natural)... View Article
Chargaff put forward some empirical rules about the amounts of each component of DNA, they are - The net amount of pyrimidine nucleotides... View Article
The techniques involved in protein engineering essentially are based on recombinant DNA technology. It involves - For the formation of a... View Article
Cytoplasm is everything in the cell membrane that is not the nucleus. Cytoplasm = organelles+cytosol. The cytosol is the jelly-like mixture... View Article
While the xylem is composed of dead cells with a thick cell lining, the phloem is composed of living cells, enabling the movement of food from... View Article
ADH is released in response to dehydration. They act on the kidneys for water retention. Simultaneously, the hypothalamus signals a thirst... View Article
The negative feedback loops that direct the hypothalamic-pituitary axis include - Short-loop feedback: pituitary hormones cause negative... View Article
Salt balance is primarily achieved by neurohypophyseal peptides and mineralocorticoids such as arginine vasotocin and arginine vasopressin. The... View Article
The pancreas regulates blood sugar. The small pancreatic islets have three types of cells - beta, alpha and delta. The pancreas forms a part of... View Article
Gut hormones operate in association with the extensive nervous system of the gut, they perform a coordinating role in - Food digestion Control... View Article
Kidneys make two important hormones - erythropoietin and vitamin D. Vitamin D - Essential for many different functions in the body Blood... View Article
Acute renal failure refers to a sudden and typically temporary loss of function of the kidney, which can be so adverse that RRT would become a... View Article
Progesterone is involved in carrying out many functions - Facilitates the proliferation of uterine mucosa. Serves for implantation of the... View Article
Glucocorticoids perform the following physiological functions - In the muscle tissues, they inhibit the synthesis of proteins Influence the... View Article
The effects of Hypophysectomy seem to be almost completely because of the loss of adenohypophysis. Removing neurohypophysis only exerts no such... View Article
Insufficient secretion of the pituitary hormones can take place due to pituitary tumours of the gonad. The hypoactivity of this gland can cause... View Article
