Wild-type
The allele that encodes the most common phenotype or genotype among a particular population and…
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Homozygosity and heterozygosity
Homozygosity is the condition of having two identical alleles at a locus; heterozygosity describes a…
Allele: single and multiple
An allele is one of two or more specific variants of a gene that exists…
Regulatory Enzymes
As unnecessary activity within a cell can be wasteful or harmful, enzymes are regulated by…
Inhibition
Enzyme inhibitors function as an important mechanism for regulating enzymatic activity. The cell uses specific…
Nervous and endocrine control
The cardiovascular center forms part of the autonomic nervous system and is responsible for the…
Kinetics
Enzyme kinetics refers to the catalytic behavior of enzymes, specifically focusing on reaction rates. Catalysis…
DNA sequencing
DNA sequencing is the process of determining a nucleic acid sequence in a piece of…
Biological oxidation–reduction (BC/GC)
Reactions involving electron transfers are known as oxidation-reduction reactions (or redox reactions), and they play a central…
Phosphoryl group transfers and ATP (BC/GC)
Adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) serves as the main source of free energy in living cells. The…