Month: March 2024
Science
WHAT IS DNA OR DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID ?
The DNA molecule is the genetic material and can be visualised as a polymer of a nucleotide monomer. DNA – A BRIEF HISTORY Friedrich Miescher, in 1868 was the first person to isolate and characterise DNA. He named this Phosphorous-containing substance “Nuclein“. Later, Oswald T Avery, Maclyn McCarty, and Colin Macleod conducted studies using virulent […]
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Environment
CORAL REEF OR THE MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM ON THE EARTH
A coral reef ecosystem is an ocean or underwater ecosystem that is characterised by reef creating corals. It is one of the most sensitive, threatened, diverse, and productive ecosystems composed of sponges, Anemones, Sea Urchins, Starfish, Crabs, Annelids, Holothurians, etc. Hence, it is known as a tropical rain forest of oceans or often mentioned as […]
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