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What is the physical basis for the “mitotic clock”, which controls the number of divisions one cell can undertake?

​A subpart of a larger population that does not accurately reflect characteristics of the whole population is known as a

What would happen to a red blood cell placed in a hypertonic solution?

The three pathways that make up cellular respiration occur in specific locations within the cell and result in the production of specific products. Match the description with the correct chemical pathway of cellular respiration.

Most people dream about four or five times a night, with the dreams spaced 90 minutes apart.

Amylase is an enzyme that promotes the breakdown of starches during digestion. Which of the following describes the method by which amylase functions?

For some metabolic pathways, the product of the pathway inhibits the functioning of the first enzyme of the same pathway. This type of regulation is an example of __________.

The addition or deletion of nitrogenous bases during replication or transcription results in changes in the DNA sequence. The change in base sequence is called __________.

What is the function of RNA polymerase?  

The cell has just undergone cytokinesis and the cell needs to grow and build proteins. Please describe the process of transcription and translation.  Include the steps of transcription and translation, where these processes occur within the cell, what enzymes help with these steps, and what are the products of these processes.