Difference between Necrosis and Apoptosis: A Comparison Table
Apoptosis vs Necrosis Apoptosis and Necrosis Apoptosis and Necrosis are two types of cell death occur in organisms. The cells undergo death when the cell […]
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Nucleosome Model of Chromosomes in Eukaryotes (Short Notes)
Does the DNA really need to FOLD inside the nucleus? A diploid human cell contains approximately 6.4 billion base pairs. These 6.4 billion base pairs are […]
Folded Fibre Model of Chromosomes
The Folding Mystery of Chromosomes The chromosomes of eukaryotic organisms are a complex structural organization of DNA and proteins. The exact structural organization of proteins […]
Karyotype and Idiogram: Definition and Importance of Karyotype Test (Karyotyping) in Human
What is a Karyotype? All species are characterized by a set of chromosomes to carry their genetic information. The chromosomal composition of each species has […]
Classification of Chromosomes based on Position of Centromere and Length of Chromosomal Arms
The size and shape of the chromosomes are variable in the different phases of cell cycle. Chromosomes in the interphase of cell appear as thin, […]
Cell Cycle Checkpoints in Regulation of Cell Division and Cancer
What is cell cycle checkpoint? Every cell in our body pass through a series of different stages in a cyclic manner called cell cycle. Cell […]
Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) in Prokaryotes (DNA Repair Mechanism: Part IV)
What is Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER)? As the name suggests it is a type of DNA repair mechanism. In nucleotide excision repair or NER, the […]
DNA Repair: Part III – Base Excision Repair (BER) Mechanism
Cancer is a disease of the genome. And that’s what happens. You make mistakes in a cell somewhere in your body that causes it to […]
Photoreactivation : Method of DNA Repair for the Recovery of UV Induced DNA Damages by Phytolyase Enzyme and Visible Light
Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Stephen W. Hawking, 2011 What is Photoreactivation? Photoreactivation is a […]