Category: Class XI-XII

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Let’s make babies in test tubes (IVF)

Yes, you heard it right, we are talking of test-tube babies, thanks to great development in the medical field, it is possible via assisted reproductive technologies. Stay tuned till the...

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Want to know more about AIDS and other common STDs?

Sexually transmitted diseases are abbreviated as STDs; they are also called STI (sexually transmitted infections)/ venereal diseases/RTI (reproductive tract infections). These are the diseases that are passed from one individual...

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Structure of Proteins

Proteins are large, complex molecules and are heteropolymers containing amino acids as the monomeric units which are particularly attached to form long chains. Proteins play many critical roles in the...

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Is polygenic inheritance quantitative in nature?

In nature, a few characteristics have traits spread across gradients which is unlike the Mendelian inheritance pattern. In polygenic inheritance, two or more genes control one character. These are called polygenic...

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Let’s go Bananas and extract it’s DNA

The first-ever fruit to win the title of the superfruit is our very own fibre-rich, low fructose Banana. As a child we were always confused about spelling it, sometimes we wrote...

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Important Questions for Class 12 Biology

Class 12 Biology students appearing for CBSE exams, we got your back, here are a few important questions for class 12.  Important questions for class 12 as 1 marker Q1....

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Can we create a Unicorn by DNA manipulation?

With advancing technological approaches to genetic engineering, the term ‘transgenic animal’ is not difficult to define. An animal with a change in its nuclear or mitochondrial DNA (addition, substituition, or deletion...

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Is ECG a roadmap to reach the heart?

Ever wondered about the importance of ECG in life? An ECG (electrocardiogram)  is a graphical representation of the recording of the electrical activity of the heart occurring during the cardiac cycle....

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Is Nucleus a double membrane organelle?

Robert Brown discovered Nucleus in 1831, a double membrane organelle. During his experiments, he observed a structure in plant cells and termed it as “nucleus”. Walther Flemming in 1879 discovered...