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Scientist Job Vacancy at MoEF and ZSI (32 Posts, Direct Recruitment)

Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj New Delhi– 110003. Advertisement No. 01/15/2015 – P. III Applications are invited form Indian citizens for filling up of thirty two (32) posts of Scientists on Direct Recruitment basis in the MoEF (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate […]

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Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Cancer

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 cycle is a sequential step that taking place in a cell leading to the accurate duplication of genetic materials (DNA), precise separation of replicated genetic materials and passing them in […]

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Host Parasite Interactions

Enzymes in Plant Pathogenesis (Host Parasite Interactions-Part I)

Role of Enzymes in Pathogenesis Most of the fungal and bacterial parasites produce many enzymes that degrade the plant materials in vivo. Enzymes involved in pathogenesis or virulence (process of disease initiation) includes both constitutive and inducible enzymes. Learn more: Introduction to Enzymes (1). Constitutive enzymes are those enzymes which are present all the time […]

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Sex determination in Silene latifolia

Sex Determination in Melandrium album (Silene latifolia)

Majority of the flowering plants are monoecious with male and female reproductive parts are borne on the same flowers or different flowers of same plant. Only about 6% of Angiosperms are dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).  The studies of sex determination mechanisms in plants were done only in very few species, such […]

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