Bacteriophage literally means bacteria eater, because they infect bacteria and kill them. It means bacteria are host to the bacteriophage. Like other viruses, bacteriophages are
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What is Pure (Axenic) culture? It is laboratory microbial culture which contains only one specific species of microorganism. Why do we need it? Microorganisms are
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In central Dogma of life, we have studied that DNA replication, transcription and translation are vital molecular processes. In Eukaryotes, the transcription is followed by
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Lymphoid organs are of two types – Primary and Secondary. They are classified based on their function. The Immune system is like an organization of
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Cloning is a method of producing genetically identical organism that already exist in nature. It is asexual form of reproduction. There is no involvement of
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Endosymbiosis explains the origin of chloroplast and mitochondria. The life was initiated on earth, around 3.5 billion years ago. The first life form was a
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Introduction – Transcription is the synthesis of RNA from DNA, catalysed by a very special enzyme, RNA polymerase (RNAP). The DNA in the gene is
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We have learned that world can be divided into living and non living. And the branch of Science that deals with the study of living
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PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction is one of the routine laboratory technique. It is used to make copies of desired DNA, just like photocopier machine
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Introduction Winogradsky’s column is used to study cross section of a natural environment in the laboratory. Sergei Winogradsky invented the column in the 1880s. Various