Prophase 1
biologyislove Prophase 1 is the first phase (Substage) of Meiosis 1. This substage has five sequential phases- Leptotene, Zygotene,…
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Sea Urchin fertilization [Useful for Life Science related competitive exams’24]
Sea urchin fertilization is one of the most important topics for any Life science-related competitive exam. The organisms…
Eye development in vertebrates
The eye development initiates with the interaction between the cells of the lens placode and the presumptive retina…
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Photorespiration or C2 pathway
Photorespiration is termed as the respiration that occurs in green cells in the presence of light resulting in…
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Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) [Useful for Life Science related competitive exams’24]
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM)- this phenomenon was first observed by Moyse et. al (1957) in plants like Bryophyllum,…
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Hatch and Slack Pathway or C4 cycle (Useful for Life Science related competitive exams)
Hatch and Slack Pathway is referred to as the photosynthesis process in which first stable product of carbon…
Calvin Benson cycle or Dark reactions or C3 cycle [Useful for Life Science exams’24]
The Calvin Benson cycle has various steps: 1) Fixation of CO2/ Carboxylation, 2) Reduction of PGA, 3) Synthesis…
Tetrapod Limbs Development [Useful for life science related competitive exam’24]
The bones of any tetrapod limbs (arm or leg, wing or flipper) consist of a Proximal stylopod (humerus/…
Gamete fusion & the prevention of polyspermy in mammals [useful for all competitive exams’24]
The mechanism of mammalian gamete fusion is still controversial. On the sperm side of the mammalian gamete fusion…
Patterns of cleavage [useful for all competitive exams’24 related to Life Science]
Two major parameters determine the patterns of cleavage: 1) the amount and distribution of yolk protein within the…