An individual without gonads will leave no genes to the next generation. Gonads and genitalia are called primary sexual traits.

Secondary sexual traits, which differ between the sexes but do not play a direct role in reproduction.

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Each actin subunit (globular or G-actin) is a 375-amino-acid polypeptide contains a Mg+2 ion complexed with either ATP or ADP

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Actin can reversibly assemble into filaments that consist of two helices of actin subunits

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Persistence length,

minimum filament length at which random thermal fluctuations are likely to cause it to bend.

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Actin polymerization in vitro proceeds in three steps:

1.Nucleation phase

2.Elongation phase

3.Steady-state

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Nucleation phase 

Two G-actin molecules bind relatively weakly to each other, but addition of a third actin monomer to form a trimer makes the entire group more stable, acts as a nucleus for polymerization.

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Nucleation phase 

Lag period (Time taken for nucleation) Rate-limiting Step.