The study of evolutionary mechanisms in operation at the scale of biomacromolecules, primarily DNA, RNA, and proteins.
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Why is allolactose the LacI inducer?
For what reason(s) is allolactose, instead of lactose, the "natural" inducer of lac operon repressor?
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Hardy-Weinberg applied to three alleles and stimation of allele frequencies
I have this equation:
Corresponds to HW in equilibria with three alleles:
$(p+q+r)^2=1$
Expanding the square results:
$p^2+2pq+r^2+2pr+q^2+2qr = 1$
I need to separate homozygous and ...
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Why do neurones use chemical signalling at synaptic junctions?
Problem. When a neurone fires, it sends an electrical signal that jumps down the axon via the nodes of Ranvier very rapidly. At a synaptic junction, chemical brownian diffusion signalling with ...
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Good book on Origin of Life [closed]
What is a book that goes into reasonable detail (but isn't textbook-level technical) about the origin of earth and in particular the origin of life on earth? Something intended for a broad audience, ...
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Nucleotide frequencies in Kimura's two-parameter model
Here's an excerpt about Kimura's two-parameter model from Felsenstein's Inferring Phylogenies:
"The model is symmetrical, and one can immediately see that, after
enough time has elapsed, it ...
