ZOL2602 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2025 (641254) – DUE 14 MARCH 2025

ZOL2602 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2025 (641254) – DUE 14 MARCH 2025 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS Answer all questions. QUESTION 1 [15] Discuss, with the aid of diagrams, how these nucleotides (2'-deoxyguanosine-5'-triphosphate; 2'-deoxycytidine-5'-triphosphate and 2'-deoxythymidine-5'-triphosphate) are linked together to form a polynucleotide during the polymerisation process. QUESTION 2 [10] 2.1 Why is ‘DNA makes RNA makes protein’ not a good description of gene expression in eukaryotes? (2) 2.2 List the key features of the genetic code. (5) 2.3 Discuss the connection between the wobble hypothesis and the degeneracy of the genetic code. (5)