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Category: Molecular Biology

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DNA Polymerase: Structure, Types, and Functions

An enzyme, DNA polymerase, catalyzes the synthesis of new DNA molecules from deoxyribonucleotides (the building blocks of DNA). It is crucial in living organisms' DNA replication, repair, and...

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Topoisomerase: Structure, Types, and Functions

Topoisomerases are a class of enzymes that play a crucial role in DNA metabolism. Their primary function is to regulate the topological state of DNA by introducing temporary breaks in the DNA...

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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP): Steps

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), a method applicable in molecular biology to detect variations in DNA sequences among individuals. It relies on the fact that DNA sequences can vary...

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Exons And Introns: Functions and Types

Exons are regions of a gene that contain coding information for the synthesis of proteins. During the process of gene expression exons are transcribed into mRNA and eventually translated into...

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The Wobble Hypothesis: Importance and Examples

The "wobble hypothesis" refers to a concept in molecular biology that explains the degeneracy of codons.  So, what are codons? Codons are sets of three nucleotides in mRNA (messenger RNA)...

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Central Dogma and The Genetic Code

You may have seen a sci-fi movie giving codes/names to agents so that they can communicate internal matters without being detected during secret mission. Similarly, the genetic code (discovered by...

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