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MCAT
MCAT Flashcards: Monocistronic mRNA
What is Monocistronic mRNA? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that it is mRNA that codes for one protein product. Monocistronic transcripts are found in eukaryotes. Full Transcription In this flash card video, we’re going to discuss “What…
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MCAT Flashcards: Ionization Energy
What is ionization energy? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that it’s the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion. Ionization energy increases from left to right across the periodic table and…
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MCAT Flashcards: Fundamental Attribution Error
What is fundamental attribution error? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains it as attributing other’s behaviors using the person’s internal characteristics as opposed to external factors. For example, if a person is late to a meeting, they must…
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MCAT Flashcards: Electron Affinity
What is electron affinity? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that it’s the amount of energy associated with adding an electron to a neutral atom. A positive EA means that energy is required for the atom to gain…
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MCAT Flashcards: Convection
What is convection? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that it’s heat transfer by the motion of molecules in a fluid. Warmer parts of the fluid will expand and rise while cooler parts will sink. Occurs with liquids…
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MCAT Flashcards: Conduction
What is conduction? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that conduction is heat transfer by direct contact from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature. Faster moving molecules transfer energy to slower moving molecules…
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MCAT Flashcards: 1,3-Diaxial Interactions
What are 1,3-Diaxial Interactions? Ken Tao is an MCAT expert and explains that these are steric interactions between ring substituents two carbons away in the axial position. These are unfavorable, so all large substituents must be in the equatorial position.…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss the electromagnetic spectrum, and show you how knowing that raging martians invaded Venus using x-ray guns will help you remember radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Glycolysis Intermediates
Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will help you remember glycolysis intermediates with the word trick: Girls get fine food; Gentlemen dine girls; Boys prefer to pick up pepperoni pizza. Learn what that means! Full Transcription Welcome…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Trigonometry
Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss trigonometry and help you remember sine and cos at 0, 30, 45, 60, and 90 degrees – as long as you know how to count to four! Full Transcription…
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