Differences between Red and White skeletal muscle fibers
S.N. Red Muscle Fibers White Muscle Fibers 1. They are dark red with abundant pigment, myoglobin. They are light in color as they have very […]
Differences between valve and transistor
S.N. Valve Transistor 1. Also known as vacuum tube or electron tube or tube, valve is a device that controls the flow of electric current […]
Tollen’s test or Silver mirror test: Principle, Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation and Limitations
Tollen’s test is a chemical test used to distinguish reducing sugars from non-reducing sugars. It is also known as silver mirror test since free silver […]
Antibody mediated immune response (AMI) and its effector mechanism
Antibody mediated immune response (AMI) and its effector functions Antibody-mediated immune response is the host defense mechanism that is mediated by antibodies present in the […]
Five major classes of Antibodies and their Biological Activities
Heavy-chain sequence analysis of an immunoglobulin molecule revealed five basic sequence patterns. These five basic sequences correspond to five different heavy-chain constant (C) regions named […]
Different Gastrointestinal hormones and their Action
The epithelium present in the alimentary canal secretes hormones. These hormones are carried by blood to the digestive glands which then release their digestive secretions […]
Differences between Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
S.N. Mitochondria Chloroplasts 1. They are smaller in size (1-4 µm). They are bigger in size (4-10 µm). 2. They occur in practically all eukaryotic […]
Southern Blotting: Principle, Steps involved and Applications
Southern blotting also called Southern hybridization is a hybridization technique which helps to detect specific gene sequences or DNA fragments within complicated mixture of nucleic […]
Differences between Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)
S.N. RER (Rough ER) SER (Smooth ER) 1. It is composed mainly of cisternae. It is composed mainly of tubules and vesicles. 2. It bears […]
Differences between 70S and 80S ribosomes
S.N. Characteristics 70S Ribosomes 80S Ribosomes 1. Occurrence They occur in prokaryotic cells and in the mitochondria and plastids of eukaryotic cells. They occur only […]