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I was just wondering why eukaryotes evolved the slightly different 80S ribosome rather than continuing to use prokaryotic 70S ribosomes. What was the necessity for this change? Besides maybe accommodation for more complex eukaryotic translation enzymes, etc

I read that Darwinian mutations are considered as small and directional mutations. Why is that? Regardless of the type of mutation, a mutation (or a variation) is directionless- they are random. From what I understand, the direction is given to these variations through environmental and...

*spinel Sorry about the spelling mistake :P The original question was about the lattice system of the anions in a normal spinel structure.

TeethWhitener, you're right. The book printed it wrong I guess. So the +2 cation occupies 1/8th of the tetrahedral voids and the +3 cation occupies half of the octahedral voids?

In solid state chemistry, what's a normal spinal structure? I came across a question about it and I couldn't find any credible answers.

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When haloalkanes undergo a β-elimination reaction with a base, say KOH, usually Saytzeff's (or Zaitsev's) rule is applied and the more substituted alkene is the major product. However, if the halogen group involved is flourine, the opposite happens: the less substituted alkene is the major...

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