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Year 12 Biology

DNA, genes and protein synthesis

DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, genes and the genetic code, chromosomes, the structure of mRNA and tRNA, transcription and translation, and how the base sequence determines the order of amino acids.

DNA, genes and protein synthesis free practice

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1. A chemical stops RNA polymerase from working. Protein production in the cell falls to zero, but only after about an hour. Which explanation is most likely?

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