Many insects show haplodiploidy, i.e. haplo-diploid type of sex determination. Sex is determined by the number of sets of chromosomes. Females... View Article
The G1, S, G2 and M phase are the four phases of the cell cycle. G1, S, and G2 are the three phases of the interphase, where the cell prepares... View Article
In plants, meristematic tissue contains undifferentiated cells, which have the ability to divide continuously. Once they differentiate to a... View Article
Cell division is required for growth, repair, regeneration, reproduction, etc. Not all the cells continue to divide in plants and animals. Mature... View Article
Cell division is required for growth, repair and regeneration. Not all the cells in plants divide all the time. Meristematic cells, e.g. present... View Article
Generally, all the eukaryotic cells contain a well-defined nucleus, which contains the genome. The examples of cells that lack a nucleus on... View Article
Generally, each eukaryotic cell consists of only one nucleus per cell. Some of the organisms contain more than one nucleus in each cell or in... View Article
UPSC Prelims 2023 was successfully conducted on 28th May, 2023. Indian Polity is an important subject in the UPSC Prelims GS 1 Paper syllabus of... View Article
CNA 16th April 2021:- Download PDF Here TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS 1 Related SOCIAL ISSUES 1. UNFPA’s population report launched B. GS 2 Related... View Article
As per the UPSC 2024 calendar, the IAS Prelims and main exams are scheduled to take place on May 26, 2024 and September 20, 2024 respectively.... View Article
Steroids are categorized under related compounds. They are not true lipids but have the ability to combine with fatty acids. Steroids are not... View Article
Wax is simple lipids differing from neutral fats in having only one molecule of long fatty acid chain and one molecule of high molecular weight... View Article
When two amino acids are linked by a peptide bond it is called a dipeptide. When three amino acids are linked it forms a tripeptide and if many... View Article
Nephrolepis is a genus of ferns having around 30 species. It reproduces vegetatively by buds formation. Nephrolepis reproduces sexually by means... View Article
The visible part of the fungus is an umbrella-like structure called basidiocarp which is the fruiting body. The mycelium grows inside the... View Article
The protoplast is differentiated into two distinct regions - chromoplasm and centroplasm. Chromoplasm - it is the peripheral region containing... View Article
The three leaching methods used for extraction of minerals from ores - Slope leaching - finally ground ores are ditched in huge piles down a... View Article
Cells showing meiosis are called meiocytes. It can occur in - In diploid organisms, meiosis takes place during the formation of gametes or... View Article
Karyotypes are of two types - symmetrical karyotype and asymmetrical karyotype. A symmetrical karyotype has all metacentric chromosomes of the... View Article
The primary cell wall is the cell wall that is formed first that is produced inside the middle lamella. This primary wall is generally thin (1- 3... View Article