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Nidhi Dewangan

Nidhi Dewangan has a bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.), India. She is the author of the Chapter “Commonly found Bacteria and Drug-Resistant Gene in Wastewater” in the book “Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health” published by Elsevier, under the guidance of Dr. Awanish Kumar, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, NIT Raipur. She’s also a University and a National player in Squash. She has represented her University and won team events in the All India University Squash Championships. Her research interest is genetics and computational biology.

Alleles: Definition, Types, Features, Applications

December 25, 2024August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Alleles

A key component of genetics, alleles are crucial for comprehending genetic variation and inheritance patterns. They are distinct gene variants that reside at the same chromosomal locus (position). For each … Read more

Synapomorphy- Definition, Importance, Examples

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Synapomorphy

The term synapomorphy is derived from the ancient Greek terms, ‘syn’ meaning ‘with, together’, ‘apo’ which means ‘moving away’, and ‘morphe’ which refers to ‘form or shape’. It was coined … Read more

3 Principles of Cell Theory with Historical Journey

October 12, 2023August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Principles of Cell Theory

Initially, scientists thought that life formed spontaneously on the earth from non-living substances, but experiments and the invention of the microscope shed clarity on this hypothesis, and scientists understood that … Read more

Paraphyletic- Definition, Group, Classification, Examples

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Paraphyletic

Paraphyletic is derived from the ancient greek words where para means ‘beside or near’ and phylon means genus or species. In phylogenetic studies of biological classification, the paraphyletic term is … Read more

Denitrification: Definition, Microbes, Factors, Applications

November 7, 2023August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Denitrification

Denitrification is the natural conversion of nitrate (NO3–) ions to biologically inert nitrogen (N2) gas via the help of microorganisms. This process helps in retaining bioavailable nitrogen back in the … Read more

Somatic Mutation- Definition, Causes, Outcomes, Diseases

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Somatic Mutation

Cells regularly go through mutational changes as a part of evolution. Mutation refers to the changes that occur in the DNA sequences during the replication process of cell division. It … Read more

Euchromatin- Definition, Structure, Functions, Regulation

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Euchromatin

Chromatin is a relative term used to describe the association of DNA and histone proteins in the formation of chromosomes. It is observed that chromatin is made of proteins (50-60%), … Read more

Arboreal- Definition, Biomechanics of Trees, Adaptions

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Arboreal

Arboreal is anything that pertains to trees. Since trees are everywhere, anything that relates to the tree, be it the animals that live it or any structure that resembles the … Read more

Apex Predators- Definition, Trophic Cascade, Examples

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Apex Predators

Apex predators are commonly referred to as the top predators in the ecological food chain. They bear the top-most rank in the herbivore-carnivore food chain, lacking any natural enemy or … Read more

Alpha-Actinin: Definition, Structure, Types, Functions

August 3, 2023 by Nidhi Dewangan
Alpha Actinin

Alpha-actinin is an actin-binding protein with F-actin (filamentous) binding activity but lacks G-actin (Globular) binding activity. They are ubiquitously present in the cytoskeleton of muscle (calcium insensitive) and non-muscle cells … Read more

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