In the year 1986, a horrifying incident took place. It killed many instantly (who were very close to the nuclear reactor). As well as kept on affecting several many living beings including plants, wild and domestic animals. The extreme radioactive environment affected the people whoever was still living in that …
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Titan Arum: The Corpse Flower Feels Rotten
When it comes to something about flowers, we can automatically feel a nice aroma around us. Because the flowers contain such nice fragrances that flutter our hearts. But what if there is a flower from which you can sense ‘Death’? Isn’t it really horrible to feel a deadly smell from …
Read More »Test of Significance
Test of Significance The mathematical methods by which the probability of relative frequency of an observed difference occurring by chance, is found, are called tests of significance. It may be a difference between means or proportions of sample and universe or between the estimates of experiment and control groups. Thus, …
Read More »Classification of Bacteria
We all agree that classification and taxonomy of organisms are desirable and necessary in cases of biological work. But, there is much disagreement as to the best method of classifying and naming living things. The zoologists and the botanists have arranged matters in their fields fairly satisfactorily, largely on the …
Read More »Toxic Algae & Human Health
Algal toxins are toxic substances released by some types of algae when they are present in large quantities (Blooms) and decay or degrade. These toxins are called ‘Phycotoxins’ (from Greek, phykos, “seaweed”; and toxikon, “toxin”). They are usually complex allelopathic metabolites produced by algal secondary metabolic pathways. These metabolites are (in most cases) not harmful to …
Read More »An Overview of Oomycetes
Oomycota: The organisms of Oomycota are not fungi in other words, they are Pseudofungi. They have been recognized as being notably different from the organisms included in the phylum Fungi for a long. As an illustration, in the classical concept, Oomycota species were allied with certain algae. However, because of a …
Read More »Mucorales: The Largest Order of Zygomycetes
Zygomycetes(Gr. zygos= yoke; spora= seed, spore) are a variant fungal class of the phylum Zygomycota, mostly known as “Pin Molds”, can be found worldwide. There are 450 species which are grouped under 70 genera that make up the class Zygomycetes. The class zygomycetes is named after the thick-walled resting spores …
Read More »Linkage and Recombination (Part 2): Sex linkage in Drosophila, Linked gene & Synthetic gene
After Linkage and recombination part 1 We are going to learn from this part- Sex linkage Sex Linage in Drosophila Linked gene Synthetic gene X-linkage in Drosophila Linkage map Significance of linkage and crossing over Get Free Netflix Now Best safe and secure cloud storage with password protection GPL Themes …
Read More »Linkage and Recombination (Part 1): Chromosomal Theory, Linkage & Crossing Over
Genetics is a significant branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. For example, there is human genetics, mouse genetics, fruit fly genetics, etc. So, do you know where genes are located? Every single living organism of the universe consists of lively cells (except viruses), and the …
Read More »Groundnut: Tikka disease
The most well-known leaf spot disease is that of Arachis hypogea L. (groundnut). Generally, so it is called the tikka disease. The tikka disease is a dangerous disease in areas where the groundnut crop is grown in India. The spots take place on the host leaves when the plants are …
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