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AQA Biology A-Level - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes QP PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com




Q1.
This question is about mitosis in cells.

The image below shows the arrangement of the genetic material in a cell during
prophase.




(c) Name the fixed position occupied by a gene on a DNA molecule.

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(d) Describe how a gene is a code for the production of a polypeptide. Do not
include information about transcription or translation in your answer.

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Q2.

(b) Define the term exon.

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The table below shows mRNA codons for some amino acids.

Serine Proline Glycine Threonine Alanine

UCU CCU GGA ACU GCA

UCC CCA GGG ACC GCG

(c) Figure 1 shows the DNA template nucleotide base sequence that
determines the sequence of four amino acids.

Figure 1

AGG CGT CCT GGA

Use information from the table and Figure 1 to give the amino acid
sequence determined by this sequence of nucleotides.

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