Digitalis plant Digitalis plant is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes several species, of which the most well-known medicinal plant is D. purpurea, commonly known as foxglove. These plants are native to Europe, parts of Asia. and some areas in North Africa. Digitalis is a herbaceous plant that can grow up to 1.5 […]
Apoptosis, what is apoptosis? Apoptosis (from the Greek words apo = from and ptosis = falling,) is a process of programmed cell death. Cell death can be fundamentally divided into accidental cell death and programmed cell death. Programmed cell death is a genetically controlled cell-intrinsic suicide process that eliminates specific cells. It is essential for controlling cell
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Ramachandran plot The Ramachandran plot is a fundamental analytical tool used to understand the conformational possibilities of polypeptide backbones based on the rotation of specific bonds. In a polypeptide chain, the main chain bonds subject to rotation are the N-Calpha and Calpha-C bonds, characterized by the torsion angles and respectively. In a polypeptide the main chain N-Calpha and Calpha-C bonds relatively
Cucumber leaves are which type of venation? Answer- cucumber leaves are reticulate venation. Leaves are simple, petiolate, palmately lobed, hairy and multicostate reticulate. Types of plants leaves: Plant leaves are two types. That are- 1. Simple. A leaf which maybe entire or incised to any depth, but not down to the midrib or petiole; e.g., Mango
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Phyllode theory Modification of the petiole or any part of the rachis (axis of a compound leaf) into leaf-like flattened green structure is known as ‘phyllode’. The phyllode is the characteristic of xerophytic plants, and its main function is to carry on photosynthesis. The leaves of many plants which have to perform specialized functions become
